Indian Air Force to spare air base land to beef up civil plane operations from IAF Bases

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: In a step to beef up the regional air connectivity throughout the nation, the Indian Air Force has agreed to spare land at its bases. This will initially embrace seven air bases with plans to incorporate different bases additionally the place the operations, passenger and cargo, can be expanded.

Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday mentioned, “Indian Air Force has facilitated Working Permission and handing over of Defence Land by MoD to Airport Authority of India (AAI) at seven locations, viz, Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Adampur, Utarlai, Sarsawa, Kanpur and Gorakhpur.”

Under the method, “Approximately 40 acres of land are being handed over for growth of civil terminals and needed airfield infrastructure for commencing RCS flights,” mentioned MoD and added that the rise within the civil flights at these areas will add as much as the financial system and develop the areas.

Moreover, the plan additionally consists of bettering the flight operations at different air power air bases additionally the place civil flights are operational.

“IAF is also in the process of handing over Defence land for expansion of civil airports at six locations, over and above those covered under RCS, viz., Srinagar, Thanjavur, Chandigarh, Leh, Pune and Agra.”

This will facilitate growth of the present terminals and amenities to accommodate an enhanced variety of passengers and cargo infrastructure.

The steps are being taken consistent with the “Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik” (UDAN) imaginative and prescient and to facilitate Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).

In addition to all above the Indian Air Force has been conducting workouts to make the most of civil airport runways and providers to validate operational landings and flight for exigencies in case of lively wars.