16 New Airports To Be Built In MP, UP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan And Maharashtra

New Delhi, February 1 (TNA) 16 new airports will be built in five states of central India in the coming years. An airport will be built at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. Airports will also be built in Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. Nine airports will be built in Uttar Pradesh, one in Rajasthan and two in Maharashtra.

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minster of Civil Aviation has stressed on the need of better integration among all stakeholders, particularly States and UTs, for the success of PM-Gati Shakti. Scindia further said that the success of PM Gati Shakti will catalyse the multi-model connectivity in the country, leading to realise the vision of $5 trillion economy.

Gati Shakti initiative will not only help in bringing more investment in the country but also help create great employment, he added. The Minister said that during the previous governments, whereas only one AIIMS was built in 10 years, now in the regime of current government, 15 AIIMS have been built in the last seven years.

Only 74 airports were built in the last 70 years, now 66 more Airport have become functional in last 7 years and India has total 140 Airports as on date. The cargo capacity in the ports has increased from 1280 million metric tons to 1760 million metric tons during the period.