Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that an amount of Rs 1,142 cr will be aligned for the expansion work of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
The Minister also assured that centre will take effective steps to boost the regional connectivity of airlines.
While discussing the development prospects, Sonowal said that the centre should introduce flights from Guwahati to various countries of South East Asia. The centre along with the State Govt has also decided to construct a twin city and a new airport in the suburb of Guwahati, and a new task force will be deployed involving representatives and experts from both the Central and State Governments to study the viability to make the project a reality.
The Union Minister assured to start helicopter services between Guwahati with other towns of Assam and North East. Sonowal also said that the State Government would construct heliports in smaller towns. The subsidised helicopter services will be made available under UDAN-II scheme.
Moreover, the Union Minister also assured to start daily flights between Guwahati and Dibrugarh and between Dibrugarh to Pasighat shortly.