The Indian Air Force (IAF) has performed in depth resurfacing work on Bagdogra airfield’s runway enabling civil plane to renew operations from the morning of 26 April 2022. The first civil plane landed at round 08:00 AM, Tuesday. The resurfacing of the runway’s central bituminous portion has been accomplished on schedule, in keeping with a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence. For two weeks, the runway was closed for laying three versatile (bituminous) layers, reconstruction work of non load bearing surfaces and so on. Besides, the work additionally included reconstruction of the concrete portion on the runway’s each finish in addition to widening of the taxi tracks and hyperlinks as per International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) requirements.
The assertion additional stated Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the implementing company, executed the work and it was expeditiously accomplished so as to facilitate civil plane operations with the least inconvenience to the passengers and airways. According to the ministry, Bagdogra is the second busiest airport within the state of West Bengal and is a joint person worldwide airport with a civil terminal hooked up to the Indian Air Force airfield. The well timed completion of the work by the IAF will allow practically 8000 air travellers to fly to and from Bagdogra, to varied elements of the nation, daily.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the Bagdogra airfield in West Bengal just isn’t solely necessary from a strategic standpoint but additionally, it’s a main world hub for selling tourism and the financial system. The assertion from the ministry additional stated the airfield is a significant node for connecting Darjeeling and the town of Siliguri to the remainder of the nation in addition to the world. The Indian Air Force stays dedicated to the Modi authorities’s Regional Connectivity Scheme- Mission UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik), the ministry added.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”