Union Minister Kishan Reddy Writes To Telangana CM KCR On Expediting Work Of New Airports

The minister said the Central Government approved the land test and provided other technical support for the construction of the three proposed new airports.

Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday wrote to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and urged him to cooperate with the Central government in its efforts to increase air connectivity by establishing airports in various parts of the state.

Kishan Reddy claimed that the letter was written because the Union Minister had not gotten any response to his previous communication in July 2022.

The minister said in his letter that the Central government approved the land test and provided other technical support for the construction of the three proposed new airports at Adilabad, Jakran Pally (Nizamabad), and Warangal. But the Telangana government is not cooperating with the central government, which is hampering the development work in the state, he said.

Reddy said that Telangana should take advantage of the opportunity provided by the central government and begin the required developmental work under the ‘Udaan’ scheme, which is meant to make aviation accessible to the common man. If construction of three airports with all kinds of permits is done, it will be possible for small and private planes to operate, he said.

The minister stated "the number of airports, which was 74 in 2014, has now crossed 140, and the Government of India is continuously working to increase this number to 220 by 2026. Taking advantage of the positive environment in the aviation sector, it would be better if the Telangana government focused on the increase of airports in the state as well. 

Reddy said that it is ridiculous for the MPs of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party to ask questions in Parliament about what the central government is doing in this direction when there is no response from the state government when it is asked to perform its responsibilities regarding the development of airports.

(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com//amp)