New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday mentioned that 200-220 extra airports, heliports and water aerodromes can be constructed within the nation over the following 5 years.
The union minister was addressing media individuals within the nationwide capital whereas highlighting the work performed by the aviation sector within the final 9 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) authorities.
Scindia mentioned, “Regardless of the governments have performed previously 68 years, the Modi authorities has performed it within the 9 years. The quantity has reached from 74 to 148. We purpose to make in 200-220 within the subsequent 5 years together with heliports and water aerodromes”.
He added that eight airports have been constructed within the northeast a part of the nation. “There have been some states within the area the place there have been no airports however at this time, Arunachal Pradesh has three new airports, Sikkim additionally has an airport now,” Scindia mentioned.
The minister spoke on the metro capability, “We at the moment have six massive metros (Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata). The capability of those metros is 22 crores. The goal is to double the capability of those six metros, together with Jevar and Navi Mumbai, within the subsequent eight years”.
Praising the federal government, Scindia mentioned, “Be within the Covid-19 pandemic or the ‘Operation Ganga’ (Carried out to deliver again the Indian college students caught in Ukraine in the course of the Russia-Ukraine battle), the civil aviation ministry had a significant function to play in bringing again our civilians to India”.
Scindia’s press convention on the completion of 9 years of the Modi authorities was held underneath the ‘Mega Jan-Sampark Abhiyan’ wherein the ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Get together will go to the capitals of every State and present the report card of the work performed within the final 9 years. (ANI)
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