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Arunachal to resettle 190 tribal families to set up Greenfield airport

NE NOW NEWS by NE NOW NEWS
November 13, 2020 5:40 pm
Arunachal: CM Khandu calls for expediting Hollongi airport project

CM Pema Khandu along with civil aviation minister Nakap Nalo visited the construction site at Hollongi.

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The Arunachal Pradesh government is resettling around 190 displaced Chakma tribal families elsewhere and to acquire some land from neighbouring Assam to develop a Greenfield airport at Hollongi.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken a Rs 650 crore project for Hollongi airport.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday visited the under-construction airport site at Hollongi, near Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar.

An official statement said that as the airport site lies along the Assam-Arunachal boundary and some land have to be acquired also from the Assam territory, Khandu would soon have a talk in this regard with his Assam counterpart Sarbananda Sonowal.

“Both Arunachal and Assam would be benefited from the airport, we would coordinate with the Assam government in the successful completion of the project,” the statement quoted chief minister Khandu as saying.

“The terminal building of the Hollongi airport would be equipped with a rainwater harvesting system and sustainable landscape. The terminal building’s envelope is influenced by the surrounding landscapes,” an AAI statement said.

Itanagar, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, has no airport in its vicinity.

The closest airport being Lilabari airport in Assam’s Lakhimpur district is at a distance of 80 km and takes around three hours to reach by road.

An AAI statement said that an airport to connect the capital city is a much-needed aspiration of the local community which would also act as a primary gateway to the border state.

Khandu also visited the rehabilitation site of around 190 displaced Chakma tribal families and interacted with them.

He assured them assistance, especially in resolving the drinking water issue, which is under progress.

As a temporary solution, water is being supplied through borewells at the moment, the statement added.

The Hollongi airport would be the 15th airport in the northeastern region and third in Arunachal Pradesh boosting the air connectivity of the mountainous areas.

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