Chandigarh administration plans alternative, shorter route to airport from Sector 48

3/8/2022 2:00:00 PM

CHANDIGARH: The UT administration is planning an alternative and shorter route to the international airport from Sector 48 side without involving land falling in Punjab, with UT adviser Dharam Pal chairing a key meeting on Tuesday. The way is being considered from Sector 48 to Faida village opposite sectors 47 and 48 to the airport that residents currently reach by taking about 14km detour via Mohali. Before the construction of the new airport, the distance from the Industrial Area roundabout to the old terminal was 2.7km. In December last year, the adviser had directed the deputy commissioner and the chief engineer to submit a report on the shorter route . In the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031, another proposal of road connectivity to the airport has been given from Sector 48 (Purv Marg) through Jagatpura village, which will be about 4.7km from the Industrial Area roundabout, reducing the distance by 10km. The department related parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, in its report tabled in Rajya Sabha, in 2020, had asked the home ministry to conduct a meeting of Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, and civil aviation to resolve the issue of shorter access route to the airport. The committee, under the chairmanship of MP Anand Sharma, in its report had said, “We are aware the short approach road towards the airport was functional in the past. But now, around extra 30 km needs to be covered because the entry has changed to the other side and approaching it is time-consuming. The committee recommends the home ministry conduct a meeting with the UT adviser, chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and secretary, civil aviation, and resolve the issue of 7km stretch towards the airport.” Source: Times of India

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