AAI, DRDO and Jharkhand sign MoU for development of Deoghar Airport

NEW DELHI (INDIA): Airports Authority of India (AAI), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Jharkhand signed a tripartite MoU for development of Deoghar Airport in Deoghar district of Jharkhand.nnThe existing Deoghar Airport will be developed for operations of A-320 and C-130 Aircraft. Signing of MoU took place in a ceremony held at the CM Residence.nnJharkhand has acquired 600.34 acres of land which will be handed over to AAI apart from the existing 53.41 acres Deoghar Airport land. D.R.D.O,  Jharkhand and AAI will provide Rs. 200 crore, Rs. 50 crore respectively to develop, operationalize and maintain the airport.nnThe time frame given to develop and operationalize the Deoghar Airport is two years.nnChief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, Minister of Transport,Jharkhand Sh. C.P.Singh, MP Ram Tahal Chaudhaury and MP  Nishikant Dubey graced the occasion.nnDr. Guru Prasad Mahapatra, Chairman AAI, Rajbala Verma, Chief Secretary,Jharkhand, Amit Khare, Development Commissioner, Jharkhand, Sudhir Raheja, Member Planning AAI,Sanjay Jain, RED (ER), AAI, Sh. H. S. Chaudhry, Additional Director of DRDO, Anil Vikram, Airport Director, Ranchi, senior officials of Jharkhand and AAI were also present on this occasion.