10 new airports to be ready in a year: Aviation Min Raju

MUMBAI: Of the 50 new airports the government plans to make operational across the country over the next three years, at least 10 would be ready by next year, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Tuesday. "We are trying to ensure at least 10 new airports will be ready in a year for regular operations," Raju told here at an event, but did not name them. Noting that regional connectivity model would be based on the viability gap funding for three years, he said the state governments would bear 80 per cent of the project cost, while the balance will be borne by the central government.