CM for revival of Assam Flying Club
Guwahati: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has directed the Commissioner of Sports, Assam, to make the Assam Flying Club functional within two-three months, considering all the major and minor aspects.
This was decided at a meeting between the Chief Minister and representatives of the Assam Flying Club on Friday. The meet was also attended by several bureaucrats, including the Commissioner and Secretary of Sports, and the Director of Sports.
Bikrom Singha Lahkar, general secretary of the Assam Flying Club Revival Committee and chief trustee of the College of Aeronautical Engineering, told The Assam Tribune that a detailed proposal for revival of the club had been submitted to the authorities.
“The proposal prepared by the College of Aeronautical Engineering has been highly appreciated and declared as of high standard by Kanu Gohain, former Director General of Civil Aviation and at present adviser (Aviation), Aero Club of India,†Lahkar said.
25/08/13 Assam Tribune