DC reviews work on road leading to Adampur airport

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 25

The Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori on Tuesday reviewed the widening and strengthening project of the road leading to Civil Airport from Adampur.

Presiding over a meeting in his office along with the officers of Revenue, PWD and Civil Aviation Department, the Deputy Commissioner(DC) accompanied by Jalandhar Development Authority Chief Administrator Babita Kaler, Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh, said Public Works Department (PWD) had prepared a project about Rs 39 crore, including land acquisition, widening and construction work.

He said the project report had been sent to high-ups for releasing the funds. The DC said the domestic flights from the airport had been a huge success and people from the entire Doaba region had been availing the air service for connecting themselves with other parts of the country.

He also said the air connectivity had been acting as a catalyst to give a boost to the economy of the district besides facilitating the people by saving their time, money and energy.

The DC said the administration had been making continuous endeavours to ensure the smooth and hassle-free journey to passengers up to the airport for which the road leading to the airport must be widened and strengthened. He said dire need had been felt to straighten the alignment of the road so that zig-zag crossing through the village could be avoided to facilitate the passengers.

The DC said the project would be completed in a time-bound manner so that passengers boarding and de-boarding from civil air terminal do not face any inconvenience once the funds were being released. On the occasion, SDM-I Dr Jai Inder Singh, Director Adampur Airport Kewal Krishan, Executive Engineer PWD BS Tuli, among others were also present.

Committed to provide hassle-free trips:DC

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said the administration had been making continuous endeavours to ensure the smooth and hassle-free journey to passengers up to the airport for which the road leading to the airport must be widened and strengthened. He said dire need had been felt to straighten the alignment of the road so that zig-zag crossing through the village could be avoided to facilitate the passengers.