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45 crore sanctioned for Amarda airport - Chitta - 09-06-2023
Following is an excerpt from https://odishabytes.com/rs-45-cr-sanctioned-for-6th-airport-in-odisha-bhubaneswar-amarda-flight-services-to-start-soon/
Quote:Rs 45 Cr Sanctioned For 6th Airport In Odisha, Bhubaneswar-Amarda Flight Services To Start Soon
“Amarda Road airstrip is available in the list of unserved airports in UDAN Document. Under UDAN 4.2, it has been identified for development for the operation of RCS flights. The route Bhubaneswar-Amarda-Bhubaneswar has been awarded to Air Taxi for the operations,” Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said in a letter to Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi.
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“An amount of Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for the development of the Amarda airstrip under the UDAN scheme. It has been informed by the Government of Odisha that development work at the airstrip will be taken up once the land is handed over by the Ministry of Defence to the State. On the readiness of the airport, the Selected Airline Operator may start RCS flight operations from/to Amarda,” he added.