In Jammu and Kashmir, a high-level team from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) reviewed the proposal to expand the Kishtwar airport under UDAN scheme. The 5-member team visited the proposed site to carry out a ground-level assessment of the area and the feasibility of expansion. They also held meetings with local officials.

 

 

The five-member high-level special team deputed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, and AAI arrived in Kishtwar and evaluated the status of the proposal for developing the airport under the UDAN scheme. The team will submit its report to higher authorities, following which a further roadmap will be charted out. Earlier this year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh had announced that Kishtwar would get a full-fledged airport facility and an upgraded airstrip adjacent to the Chaugan ground in the town.