Arunachal CM urges AAI to expedite work of Hollongi greenfield airport project

    Itanagar, Aug 6 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Pema Khandu on Thursday urged the Airports Authority of India
(AAI) to expedite work on the ambitious greenfield airport
project at Hollongi, near here.
    Hollongi airport would bring the much-awaited air
connectivity to Itanagar, the capital of the northeastern
state.
    During a review meeting with AAI officials here,
Khandu asked them to continue work on war footing to complete
the project by 2022.
    Work must be carried out 24 hours a day to meet the
deadline, the chief minister said.
    Arunachal Pradesh does not have a commercial airport
now. It has seven advanced landing grounds (ALGs).
    Helicopter services are operated from some of them
while domestic commercial flights fly only between Pasighat
ALG and Guwahati in Assam, official sources said.
    State Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo was also
present at the meeting, an official release said.
    In another meeting, Khandu reviewed all the completed,
ongoing and proposed road projects in the state.
    The chief minister also assessed the extent of damage
caused to highways and roads during the recent flood and asked
officials to restore the affected areas.
    He also asked the department to develop cost-effective
innovative methods to minimize the damage of roads due to
landslides, the statement added. PTI UPL SBN
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