In an Indian government news update, Airports Authority of India, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Govt. of Jharkhand signed a tripartite MoU for development of Deoghar Airport in Deoghar district of Jharkhand. The existing Deoghar Airport will be developed for operations of A-320 and C-130 Aircraft. Signing of MoU took place in a ceremony held at the CM Residence.
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Sh. Raghubar Das, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Sh. Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of Transport, Govt. of Jharkhand Sh. C.P.Singh, Hon’ble MP Sh. Ram Tahal Chaudhaury and Hon’ble MP Sh. Nishikant Dubey graced the occasion with their august presence.
Dr. Guru Prasad Mahapatra, IAS, Chairman AAI, Ms. Rajbala Verma, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand, Sh. Amit Khare, Development Commissioner, Govt. of Jharkhand, Sh. Sudhir Raheja, Member Planning AAI, Sh. Sanjay Jain, RED (ER), AAI, Shri H. S. Chaudhry, Additional Director of DRDO, Shri Anil Vikram, Airport Director, Ranchi, senior officials of State Govt. of Jharkhand and AAI were also present on this occasion.
The Govt. of Jharkhand has acquired 600.34 acres of land which will be handed over to AAI apart from the existing 53.41 acres Deoghar Airport land. D.R.D.O, Govt. of Jharkhand and AAI will provide Rs. 200 Crores, Rs. 50 Crores respectively to develop, operationalized and maintain the airport. The time frame given to develop and operationalize the Deoghar Airport is two years.
The MoU signing was lauded by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Sh. Raghubar Das, Hon’ble Central Minister of State for Civil Aviation Sh. Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of Transport, Govt. of Jharkhand Sh. C.P.Singh, Shri Ram Tahal Chaudhaury Hon’ble MP, Sh. Nishikant Dubey, Hon’ble MP.
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