Hoshiarpur: The Centre has assured to accord commercial status to the Adampur defence airport near Jalandhar, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said in hoshiarpur today.
"Defence Minister Manohar Parikar has assured to provide commercial status to the Adampur defence airport. This would give an impetus to economic activities in the Doaba region besides facilitating the NRI belt," he said while addressing a function in Hoshiarpur.
Sukhbir said he took up the issue with the Defence Minister and added that the Punjab government has also sent a letter to the ministry concerned to use the airport for passenger activities.
A Rs 5000-crore project has also been sanctioned for building rural infrastructure.
He said projects worth Rs 18,000 crore have been sanctioned to make Punjab a power surplus state in the country.
"Defence Minister Manohar Parikar has assured to provide commercial status to the Adampur defence airport. This would give an impetus to economic activities in the Doaba region besides facilitating the NRI belt," he said while addressing a function in Hoshiarpur.
Sukhbir said he took up the issue with the Defence Minister and added that the Punjab government has also sent a letter to the ministry concerned to use the airport for passenger activities.
A Rs 5000-crore project has also been sanctioned for building rural infrastructure.
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He said projects worth Rs 18,000 crore have been sanctioned to make Punjab a power surplus state in the country.
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