{"id":3871,"date":"2010-08-10T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T20:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2010-08-10T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T20:55:03","slug":"internation-airport-at-bhubaneswar-and-functioning-airports-at-jharsuguda-and-jeypore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/archives\/3871","title":{"rendered":"International airport at Bhubaneswar and functioning airports at Jharsuguda and Jeypore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tathya.in has an article about this<\/a>. Following are some excerpts.<\/p>\n

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The Odishans world-wide now recognize the need of International Flights to Bhubaneswar and Domestic Flights to Jharsuguda in order to effectively connect to the hi-tech businesses and tourism around the world. <\/p>\n

Without the requisite air connectivity, Odisha cannot expect a jumpstart in development given all the potential that the state has in Tourism, Education and IT, feels Purna Mohanty, leading Non Resident Odia(NRO). <\/p>\n

It all started during Pre Invest Bhubaneswar meeting at Hotel Swosti in May 2010, said he. <\/p>\n

And then further concretized with hard-copy signature campaign during Invest Bhubaneswar and OSA Convention during 1-4 July, followed by Ratha Yatra Festival in Silicon Valley, CA, USA. <\/p>\n

The signature campaign was completed and submitted to Prime Minister, Civil Aviation Minister, Chief Minister and Member of Parliaments. <\/p>\n

NROs are thus presenting an overall proposal of Air connectivity in Odisha, with a request to consider & expedite the implementation of the following at the minimum: <\/p>\n

Upgrade the 6 decade old regional Airport at Bhubaneswar to an International Airport at the earliest possible. <\/p>\n

Expedite and complete the construction of ongoing western regional Jharsugda Airport in Jharsugda district, in western Odisha, within next two years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The petitionodisha site has a petition on immediate upgradations of airports in Odisha<\/a>. Please visit it. Besides signing it please also send emails (email addresses of where to send is given here)<\/a> as in my experience emails have more impact than e-petitions. While our earlier email sample only mentioned Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda, the petition adds Jeypore. It is indeed a good location for a 3rd functioning airport of Odisha. (We earlier wrote about it.<\/a>) Feel free to add that to your email. <\/p>\n

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Pointers to relevant postings from the past:<\/p>\n