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Airstrip proposed along Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Nuh-Gurugram

Priya Singh | 2023-10-19

The plan to build the airstrip closer to Gurugram to ensure that an easier commute within in the National Capital Region, said a government official
The first phase of the project, between Sohna and Dausa in Rajasthan, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12 this year.
Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, who also holds the civil aviation portfolio in the state, has directed officials of the civil aviation department to explore the possibility of building an airstrip along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Nuh-Gururgam area.

The minister also directed officials to explore the possibility of building an airstrip along the under construction Delhi-Katra Expressway in Jind and Kaithal districts of Haryana
The deputy CM, who was holding a review meeting of the ongoing civil aviation works in the state on Monday, instructed the officials to submit a plan in this regard at the earliest. During the meeting, Chautala also asked officials to identify 100 acres at both these locations through the e-bhoomi portal, where these airstrips could be built.

A senior government official said at present Haryana has five airstrips but none of them is located in Delhi-NCR and the nearest airstrip is in Bhiwani, which is quite far from Gurugram and Faridabad.

“The idea to build the airstrip closer to Gurugram to ensure that an easier commute within in the National Capital Region by connecting the air route with major highways. The dependence on the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will also reduce,” the official said, asking not to be named