Bhubaneswar: The Commercial air service is scheduled to start soon from the Jeypore airstrip in Koraput district and Rangeilunda airstrip in Ganjam district, informs Transport Minister, Padmanabha Behera on Friday.
Speaking to the media persons, Padmanabha Behera informed, CM Naveen Patnaik have given a nod to the proposal. The planning is in the final phase .
Both the Jeypore airstrip and Rangeilunda airstrip are completely ready, said minister.
On Feb 9, 2021, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre had included 19 unserved and underserved airstrips and airports of Odisha under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme documents.
These airstrips are located at Rourkela, Amarda Road (Mayurbhanj), Angul, Barbil (Keonjhar), Birasal (Dhenkanal), Gudari (Rayagada), Hirakud (Sambalpur), Jayakpur (Rayagada), Jeypore (Koraput), Lanjigarh (Kalahandi), Nuapada, Padampur (Bargarh), Rairangpur (Mayurbhanj), Raisuan (Keonjhar), Rangeilunda (Berhampur in Ganjam district), Sukinda (Jajpur), Therubali (Rayagada), Tusra (Balangir) and Utkela (Kalahandi).
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