Air travel from Ambala to Srinagar, Lucknow soon: Haryana minister Anil Vij
By: admin | Sept. 23, 2022, 3:03 p.m.
Haryana home minister Anil Vij has said that flights from Ambala to Srinagar and Lucknow will be available for residents of the state soon. The Union civil aviation ministry has approved the flights, Vij said after presiding over a meeting with officers on Thursday to complete necessary formalities.
Ambala is an Indian Air Force base & the IAF has given a no-objection certificate (NOC) for starting air travel for civilians from the airport, as per said.
The project is being taken up under the UDAN-3.0 scheme of the center to amplify regional connectivity, under which about 20 acres have been transferred, by the military for the construction of the Ambala terminal.
The terminal would be built at the estimated cost of about ₹40 crores, for which funds have also been approved by the Union civil aviation ministry.
Vij added that till the time the terminal does not get operational, air travel would begin for civilians from a temporary terminal. For this, a team has sent its survey report.
