17 airstrips cleared for private sector investments in Uttar Pradesh

UP government is bullish on the aviation sector after tourist inflow surged by 27% in the past five years

Giving a major boost to the state civil aviation sector, the Uttar Pradesh government has thrown open 17 airports and airstrips for private sector investment.

Under the blueprint, these airstrips along with hangars could now be used by the private companies to operate aviation training institutes, aero sports centres, aviation MRO (maintenance repair and overhaul) facilities, etc.

The airstrips are located in Aligarh, Etawah, Kanpur Dehat, Farrukhabad, Shravasti, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Sultanpur, Ghazipur, Kheri, Chitrakoot, Sonbhadra, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Meerut, Moradabad, and Ayodhya districts. 

The state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently ratified a proposal to this effect.

The fresh policy mandates