Kanpur: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi memorial Airport, Chakeri is likely to get its news terminal building in June next year..
A couple of days ago, the airport authorities at a meeting held with the construction agency (UPRNN) under the chairmanship of the district magistrate Kanpur Nagar, had directed the construction agency to complete the project by May 31,2021.
According to airport director VK Jha, the DM also directed the two departments (construction agency and the airport authorities) to send him a weekly report about progress of the construction.
He said the new terminal , being constructed in an area of 600 sq metre, will have a capacity to accommodate a load of 300 passengers. The divisional commissioner too is taking interest in the project and he had visited the airport to inspect progress of the construction work, Jha said.
Asad Iraqi, a businessman said, “The city needs a well-developed and modern airport so that investors and businessmen could reach here directly. At present, several business houses have made their corporate houses in Delhi or Mumbai because these cities are well connected with domestic as well as international flights”.
Talking to TOI, the airport director said that at present three flights were being operated from Kanpur. They are Delhi-Kanpur- Delhi, Mumbai- Kanpur- Mumbai and Ahmedabad- Kanpur-Ahmedabad. Flights for Bangalore and Kolkata were in the pipeline in the next phase and would likely commence soon, he said.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed sources informed that flights for Lucknow, Gwalior and Khajuraho would also start soon from the Chakeri Airport for which the exercise has already been started by the civil aviation department. Apart from it, a flight from Prayagraj- Kanpur- New Delhi is also being planned.