Chipi airport starts operations this month
ByYogesh NaikYogesh Naik / Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 06:00 IST
The newly developed airport will boost tourism in
Sindhudurg district, which Maharashtra govt wants to develop as an alternative destination to Goa.
The newly built airport at Chipi will get operational later this month, possibly on the Republic Day.
The airport will give a fillip to tourism in the coastal district of Sindhudurg, which Maharashtra wants to develop as an alternative destination to Goa. At present, most tourists travel to Sindhudurg and nearby places by road or through Konkan Railway.
The airport is being developed by
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), which had awarded a contract to IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited for building and operating the airport.