Night view of Bhopal
New Delhi: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia today flagged off direct flights between Bhopal – Raipur and Bhubaneswar – Jaipur.
“I am proud to mention that Bhubaneswar airport is 80% powered by solar energy, making it a stellar example for the country,” he said.
Scindia said Bhopal has always been known as the city of lakes and Raipur has its own natural beauty and noted that it was only in the last 7 years that the development attained movement in both the cities.
Earlier due to non-avaialibitlity of the direct flights, people had to travel for more than 12 hours to travel between the two cities.
“This new route will not only enhance regional connectivity but will also promote trade, commerce and tourism between these cities,” Scindia said.
Raipur airport holds the rank of 22nd busiest airport of the country and the dialogue for the expansion of Bhopal airport has also been initiated. It has been planned to develop a Cargo Terminal and set up MRO facilities at the Bhopal airport. The International airport license is also due for the airport.
Earlier, Bhopal was only connected with 5 cities, now it’s connected with 9 cities of the country. “Soon, we are also connecting Bhopal with Rewa to bolster aerial interconnectivity of the state. Till last 4 months, Madhya Pradesh was only connected with 27 cities, and now it’s connected with 50 cities. We have unlocked 50% achievement in terms of aerial connectivity for Madhya Pradesh,” Scindia said.
Bhubaneswar, he mentioned, is the city of temples. It is the religious hub for the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain communities. Moreover, apart from being a religious hub, the city finds its mention in the list of Smart Cities of the country. Bhubaneswar is one of the major IT & education hubs of the country. At the moment the Bhubaneswar is connected with 19 cities by 38 aircraft movements.
– global bihari bureau
