This story is from January 29, 2019

Yogi Adityanath govt plans airport terminal in Chitrakoot

Yogi Adityanath govt plans airport terminal in Chitrakoot
Yogi Adityanath (File photo)
LUCKNOW: After initiating construction of a full-fledged airport in Ayodhya to enable landing of big aircraft and boost religious tourism, the Yogi Adityanath government has moved a proposal for expanding the air strip and constructing an airport terminal in Chitrakoot, the place where Lord Ram is believed to have spent part of his 14 years in exile.
The department of civil aviation has proposed acquisition of 1 hectare land for expansion of air strip and construction of terminal building in Chitrakoot under the regional connectivity scheme.

The land will be sought from forest department, said special secretary, department of civil aviation, Surya Pal Gangwar. The government has released Rs 10 lakh for the project.
Sources said the master plan has been prepared by Airports Authority of India which would execute the project. "The district administration has been asked to adhere to the layout plan and accordingly intimate the state government about the progress," Gangwar said in a letter to Chitrakoot divisional commissioner and DM.
While the airport in Ayodhya is proposed to be in named after Lord Ram, the proposal for airstrip expansion and terminal construction in Chitrakoot focuses on 'Ramayan Mela'. Not surprisingly, the proposal comes almost 10 days after the UP cabinet gave its nod to the process of notifying Chitrakoot district as a province as it would enable the government to organise Ramayan Mela on a large scale and bear its cost.
The government plans to organize Ramayan Mela, which had started in 1973 during the regime of CM Kamlapati Tripathi bringing together Ramayan story tellers and ascetics to the congregation in Chitrakoot.
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