Behala Flying Club to get new lease of life
Kolkata: The Behala Flying Club will get a fresh lease of life after a decade and half when Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel lays the foundation for an airport there on Sunday.
The airport on the southern fringe of Kolkata will develop into a modern facility for regional flights within a year and also train pilots, S P S Bakshi, Regional Executive Director (East) of the Airports Authority of India said.
An agreement has been signed between Behala Flying Club and Camelia Flying Training Institute, which has taken it over with an investment of about Rs 35 crore to train pilots.
The AAI has sanctioned Rs 10 crore for upgrading the runway, installing ground lights and building a boundary wall, Bakshi said.
The air traffic control tower has been equipped with a VHF set to provide navigational support, while steps are being taken to strengthen the runway.
Tenders have been floated by the AAI for installing approach lights on either side of the 3,500-foot runway and to build a boundary wall to facilitate operations by ATR aircraft. The work is in progress, Bakshi said.
In the second phase of the project, the runway will be extended to 4,500 feet and a passenger terminal building will be built the West Bengal government allots land and develops infrastructure for easy access to the airport.
22/09/07 PTI/Economic Times
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