Govt shelves proposal for construction of Jammu International airport
Govt shelves proposal for construction of Jammu International airport
Avtar Bhat
JAMMU, July 18: Government has shelved the proposal for construction of Jammu International Airport in between village Deon in tehsil Bari Brahmana to village Sumb in tehsil Samba as the site selected for the airport is likely to be allotted to Industries and Commerce Department for establishing Industrial Estate in the area.
According to sources, the proposal for construction of much talked about Jammu International Airport at Samba is likely to be shelved as Government is planning to allot the land earlier selected for the airport in the district to Department of Industries and Commerce for establishing of Industrial Estate there. The decision has come as a rude shock to people of the region who over the years were demanding construction of an International Airport in Jammu on the pattern of Kashmir valley.