Foundation stone laid for civil enclave at Darbhanga airport -Governance Now

Foundation stone laid for civil enclave at Darbhanga airport

Darbhanga airport belongs to the Indian Air Force with runway length of 9,000 feet

GN Bureau | January 3, 2019

#Darbhanga airport #Suresh Prabhu #Nitish Kumar #Indian Air Force #AAI #Bihar

Union minister of commerce and industry and civil aviation Suresh Prabhu and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar laid foundation stone for the development of civil enclave at Darbhanga airport.

Darbhanga airport belongs to the Indian Air Force with runway length of 9000 feet, suitable for operation of Air Bus -321 type of aircraft. IAF is providing required space to AAI at Darbhanga, for setting up an interim civil terminal inside the Air Force Station premises, on short term lease, till the completion of permanent civil enclave by AAI on the land to be provided by the state government.

The upcoming 15000 square feet new terminal building of the civil enclave will be a no-frill pre-fabricated/pre-engineered structure with all essential passenger facilities.

The Rs 92 crore-terminal building will have six check –in counters with peak hour handling capacity of 200 passengers.

Comments

Other News

Lines that unite, lines that separate

Lines and Lives: Stories of Conflict, Resilience and Hope from Jammu and Kashmir Borderlands Edited by Mohita Bhatia, Rekha Chowdhary and Sandeep Singh Orient BlackSwan, 280 pages, Rs 1,510

WEF, MMRDA ink deal to transform MMR into global fin hub

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will provide funds to Maharashtra government for making Mumbai Metroplolitan Region (MMR) a global financial hub. An MoU between MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) and WEF was signed by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman, World

How to be prepared for the next pandemic

NITI Aayog on Wednesday released an Expert Group report, titled ‘Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response — A Framework for Action’. The expert group in the report has provided a blueprint for the country to prepare for any future public health emergency or pandemic and have a

The Shinde Saga: From humble beginnings to union home minister

Five Decades in Politics By Sushilkumar Shinde (as told to Rasheed Kidwai) HarperCollins India, 240 pages, Rs 599.00

How India can offer data protection to SMEs

Cyberattacks have become a daily phenomenon around the globe, especially in India. In the first half of 2024 alone, India has witnessed 593 cyber incidents, comprising of 388 data breaches, 107 data leaks, and 39 ransomware attacks. With an average of 3,201 cyberattacks per week in Q2 2024,