Progress of work at Hisar airport, other airstrips in Haryana reviewed

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 6

The Haryana Government is working expeditiously to dedicate all six airstrips of the state, including ‘Maharaja Agrasen International Airport, Hisar,’ to the public at the earliest by equipping these with modern facilities.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala held a meeting with departments concerned here today and directed them to complete all work related to the project in the stipulated time-frame.

Regarding the delay in the work of the runway of the Hisar International Airport, the Deputy Chief Minister inquired from the officers the reason behind the delay, in response to which the officials called the traffic plying on the Hisar-Barwala road and Hisar-Dhansu road as a hindrance.

The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officers in the meeting that people should not suffer due to the closure of Hisar-Barwala road, for this, the final plan of the alternative road connecting Mirzapur road to the National Highway near Talwandi should be prepared at the earliest so that the construction work of the road can begin. In the meeting, the officers were ordered to close the Dhansu road.

Dushyant Chautala clearly asked the officials to complete the construction work of the runway of ‘Maharaja Agrasen International Airport within the stipulated time period. The approval has been given for the construction of a 33 KV station for 24-hour power supply at the airport. Apart from this, the Deputy Chief Minister told the officials that the Hisar International Airport was going to be constructed in 7,200 hectares, so for the drainage of such a large area, the officers should prepare a mega-drainage plan from now onwards.

The expansion of airstrips, including helipads in Karnal, Pinjore, Bhiwani, Narnaul, Gurugram, and other development works such as modernisation, electricity supply, water supply, boundary wall, runway lights, air traffic control hangar etc. were discussed.