Bhubaneswar: In a major development on Thursday, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted license to the Jeypore Airport in Koraput district, to carry out scheduled air operations under – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).
UDAN, initiated by the Civil Aviation Ministry in April, 2017 aims at the development of regional airports. On the occasion, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Usha Padhee tweeted:
“I’m so happy to see the License come through. Kudos to team #Odisha & @AAI_Official! Wish to see the #UDAN flights fly to Jeypore soonest. #Koraput, the tribal heartland, is so dear a place to me. @abdaal @CTOdisha”.
