To additional enhance air connectivity of the Northeast area with the remainder of India, the Civil Aviation Ministry has authorised the “Providing air connectivity and Aviation infrastructure in North Eastern Region” scheme. Under this scheme, the primary flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 can be inaugurated from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat within the state of Arunachal Pradesh on 12 April 2022. The airline- Alliance Air would be the nation’s first industrial airline to fly Indian-made plane for civil operations. Apart from this, the primary Flying Training Organization (FTO) for the North Eastern Region will even be inaugurated at Lilabari within the state of Assam.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in a press release, mentioned the event of the North Eastern Region (NER) is of strategic significance, and apart from, it is usually a part of the nation’s progress story. Connectivity within the Northeast a part of the nation is essential and the Ministry has recognized the North Eastern Region as a precedence space below UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik)- the Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Modi authorities. The UDAN scheme has helped in enhancing inter and intra connectivity for the Northeast area. In this regard, new airports are being established within the nation in addition to previous airports are getting upgraded. Moreover, conserving in view the hilly terrain, helicopter operations below the Regional Connectivity Scheme have been given focus for connectivity, the ministry additional talked about.
According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, each these occasions can be graced by Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia with the presence of Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu. Apart from them, Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Bansal, Usha Padhee and Amber Dubey, Joint Secretaries from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in addition to different dignities from the Assam state authorities and Arunachal Pradesh state authorities, Alliance Air can be current on the occasions as effectively.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”
