This story is from August 28, 2020

Chitrakoot, Shravasti, Bareilly to be on aviation map soon

You will soon be able to fly from Kanpur (Chakeri) to Moradabad, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Shravasti and back.
Chitrakoot, Shravasti, Bareilly to be on aviation map soon
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LUCKNOW: You will soon be able to fly from Kanpur (Chakeri) to Moradabad, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Shravasti and back.
The ministry of civil aviation has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of regional connectivity scheme 'Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik' (UDAN). The aim is to enhance connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country. Uttar Pradesh has got 18 new routes under the scheme.
Apart from the flights from Kanpur, operations will also begin from Chitrakoot to Prayagraj and Varanasi and back.
People will also be able to fly from Shravasti to Varanasi and Prayagraj and back. There will also be a return flight between Bareilly and Delhi.
Joint secretary in the Union ministry of civil aviation, Usha Padhee said, “Following the three successful rounds of bidding, the ministry of civil aviation had launched the 4th round of UDAN in December 2019 with focus on northeastern regions, hilly states, and islands.
The awarding of these 78 routes under UDAN 4 is in line with the Act East Policy of the central government. The airports that had already been developed by AAI are given higher priority for the award of viability gap funding (VGF) under the scheme. Under UDAN 4, the operation of helicopter and seaplanes has also been incorporated.”
Overall, 766 routes have been sanctioned so far under the UDAN scheme.
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