Himachal Govt to build international airport near Shimla
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): The Government of Himachal Pradesh has announced plans to build an international airport near state Capital Shimla. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said 200 bighas of land has been identified at three places in Shimla and Solan districts and a final decision on the project would be taken soon. He also announced that ten more helipads would be set up
in Sirmour, Kinnaur and Mandi Districts, increasing the total strength of helipads
in the state to 70. Heli-taxi services in the state would be started in December
2011. He said that the state government would also forward a request to the railway
ministry to start heritage trains on UNESCO heritage sites such as the Shimla-Kalka
and the Pathankot-Joginder Nagar railway lines. He revealed that all important
religious and tourist places would be connected through rope ways. Himachal Tourism
would participate in all the international tourism fairs and festivals in India
and abroad to show case its rich cultural heritage, he concluded.
