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Commissioner Civil Aviation discusses issues for expansion of Kargil airport

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/7/2019 2:41:08 PM

KARGIL June 6: Commissioner Civil Aviation S. Katoch today visited Kargil to discuss various issues with regard to the expansion of Kargil Airport.
During the visit the Commissioner met the Chairman Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan and Deputy Commissioner Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary and held detailed discussions on several aspects for the possibility of the expansion of airstrip as well as establishment of necessary infrastructure like terminal building, taxi track and other requirements.
The Commissioner informed that a team from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is visiting Kargil in near future to have on spot assessment of technical feasibility for the expansion of the airport.
The Commissioner further said that the airstrip can be extended up to 11000 at the available land where there is a possibility of landing for Boeing type aircrafts.
He further said that the existing airstrip after expansion will have satisfactory natural upgrading for landing as well as downgrading for acceleration of aircrafts while take off.
The Chairman LC, CEC Kargil and the DC informed the Commissioner that there was adequate land available with the Hill Council for expansion of the airstrip from the present 6000 feet to 9000 feet adding land is also available along the sides of the present airport location which could be used for establishment of the airport infrastructure.
It was also informed that alternate land is also available if the airport is constructed at an alternate location at Kurbathang plateau.
Superintendent of Police Kargil Dr Vinod Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil Sonam Chosjor, officers of IAF and Revenue Department and other concerned officers were also present on the occasion.