Centre Plans to Build 11 new Airports in Kashmir, 2 in Ladakh

Centre Plans to Build 11 new Airports in Kashmir, 2 in Ladakh

The objective is to establish strong air connectivity and to boost the tourism sector, the Ministry said in a Press communication, adding that under the UDAN 4.0 scheme MoCA is also providing additional VGF of around 25% extra to the airlines.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced the commencement of bidding process under UDAN 4.0 on 3 December 2019 with a focus on the North Easter Region (NER), Hilly States, J&K, Ladakh, and Islands. Under UDAN 4.0, MoCA has put on offer bids for 11 unserved airports in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and 2 underserved airports in the Ladakh region.The objective is to establish strong air connectivity and to boost the tourism sector, the Ministry said in a Press communication, adding that under the UDAN 4.0 scheme MoCA is also providing additional VGF of around 25% extra to the airlines.

Airports available for bidding under UDAN 4.0 in J&K and Ladakh are below:

Airports available for bidding in Ladakh – Kargil and Thoise.

Airports available for bidding in Jammu & Kashmir – Akhnur, Chamb, Chushal, Fukche, Gurex, Jhangar, Miran Sahib, Panzgam, Poonch, Rajouri & Udhampur


Source: ANI

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