Jamshedpur Airport Demand: Business Leaders Urge Union Minister and CM for Air Connectivity

The Jamshedpur business fraternity has written to Union Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu and CM Hemant Soren to request the establishment of a new airport. Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industries president Manav Kedia, in his letter, said the development of businesses in the local industrial hubs has been adversely affected because Jamshedpur is missing from the country’s aviation map. He also said, "Jamshedpur is the industrial capital of Jharkhand. Due to limited air connectivity, people must travel to Ranchi or Kolkata for flights. This causes immense inconvenience to them."

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In 2019, the foundation for the Dhalbhumgarh airport was laid by then CM Raghubar Das and then Union aviation minister Jayant Sinha. However, due to objections from forest and environmental communities, the project has been stalled for more than 6 years.

Centre and state governments should clear the bottleneck of this important pending project." SCCI president said, "Till forest clearances are sought, a temporary solution can be worked out with the help of the Tata group at the existing Jamshedpur airport. A letter has also been written to the global CEO and MD of Tata Steel, where it is suggested that with modifications in the prevailing airport, plane services can be operated between Jamshedpur and other big cities."

Forthcoming model Titiksha Pal said, "A large section of Gen Z are refusing to come back to Jamshedpur as the place is not connected by air with other cities where they stay or work. Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato said, "In the last 6 years, I have on several occasions met aviation ministers and tried to highlight the importance and air connectivity demand of the people of Jamshedpur, which is more than 100 years old."

The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs assured the establishment of a full-fledged airport connecting Jamshedpur to the rest of India. He assured the Union aviation minister and PM Modi of clearing the picture on the difficulties faced by the people of Jamshedpur due to the lack of an airport.

Source: Times of India