Mokokchung, September 22 (MTNews): Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation and Railways, P. Paiwang Konyak while responding to a starred question put up by Yitachu in the 12th session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Thursday said that the State Government has purchased a suitable land in line with the “Purchase and Transfer” policy of Airports Authority of India (AAI).
He added that the area for the proposed airport measured 1013.72 acres and “is ready to be transferred to the AAI” for the construction of the “proposed Greenfield Airport at Ciethu for the State Capital, Kohima.”
Further, he mentioned that the construction work shall start after getting approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GoI and after subsequent sanctioning of the requisite funds for the project by the Union Cabinet.