Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Khattar opens Haryana’s first airport in Hisar

- HT Correspond­ent

HISAR : Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurate­d the first airport of Haryana in Hisar district on Wednesday, on the occasion of Independen­ce Day, and also announced that the size of airstrips in other districts will be increased by 5,000 feet.

On the occasion, the Haryana government also signed a memorandum of understand­ing (MOU) with Spice Jet in the presence of state BJP chief Subhash Barala and finance minister (FM) Captain Abhimanyu.

Addressing a press conference, the CM said, “We have inaugurate­d the first phase of the airport of Hisar and within two months, flights connecting to Delhi and Chandigarh will be started.”

Khattar unfurled the Tricolour at the Mahabir Stadium and later reached the airport with Barala and Abhimanyu to check the facilities at the airport. Abhimanyu said, “There is about 4,200 acre of land available at the Hisar airport and soon the work on the second phase, including increasing the airstrip and completion of

We have inaugurate­d the first phase of the airport of Hisar and within two months, flights connecting to Delhi and Chandigarh will be started. MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR, Haryana chief minister

three hangers will also be done.”

Taking a jibe on the opposition, Khattar said, “Some of the opposition leaders are issuing statements that if the airport starts, they will resign. I want to say that the airport will start for the common people very soon, and I request the leaders not to resign.”

He also added that the rates of the flights to Chandigarh and Delhi will be very cheap.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? Haryana CM Manohar Lal inaugurati­ng the Hisar airport on 72nd Independen­ce Day function on Wednesday.
HT PHOTO Haryana CM Manohar Lal inaugurati­ng the Hisar airport on 72nd Independen­ce Day function on Wednesday.

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