Immediate Upgradation of Airports of Odisha
To: The Prime Minister, Republic of India
Sub: Upgradation of Airports and Air connectivity in Odisha.
Dear Sir:
While each of India’s parts should progress for India to go ahead, some are really falling behind, increasing the GAP in development. Such is the case with Odisha. In recent past various central projects have not been located in the other areas of Odisha, in a distributed manner, under the plea that areas are not Air connected. We have seen this argument again and again and again.
The recent Central University of Orissa (CUO), of Koraput, is a case in point. It’s VC, under the deceptive cover of poor connectivity of Koraput, has started a parallel campus in BBSR, while operating from Kolkata. This must be stopped and will be stopped.
But what stands out is lack of Regional Airports in Odisha and it’s lack of overall Air connectivity. We are thus presenting an overall proposal of Air connectivity in Odisha, with a request you thus Sir, to kindly consider & implement the following at the minimum:
- Upgrade the 60 years old regional Airport at BBSR to an International Airport.
- Expedite and complete the construction of ongoing Domestic Airport in Jharsugda district, in western Odisha, within next two years.
- Reinvigorate and evaluate for a possible domestic airport for the unused South regional Jeypore Airport, Koraput in to action in next 2 years.
This will enable the remote areas of Odisha to be connected to the places of national importance and will prevent lack of air connectivity as a alibi, for not locating Institutes of National importance in the backward areas.
In addition to the above , Airports at Rourkela , Berhampur and Rayagada can be developed further in future which were once upon a time used for emergency landing. These airports can serve as feeder to the above full fledged Airports.
Justification & rationale for all of them are attached here.
Yours truly,
Citizens & Well wishers of Odisha
I support this cause.
I am supporting to all of my friends petition.and i am also requesting to our CM/PM pls look to our state devlopment.
I concur. It is time Odisha is at par with other developed States.
our odisha is always odisha not orissa……..
I fully endorse the demand for improving the aviation infrastructure in Odisha.
I request eminent persons from Odisha who are in top positions at Delhi fight for causes for our state. they only can do something.
We dream of a developed Odisha with good infrastructures and community based development programmes, encouraged by state and federal government.Education and Health should be the top priority for development and be accessible to all.We hope to see a clean and healthy Odisha. I am a proud Indian from Odisha living abroad.
I hope the International Airport at Bhubaneswar will be one of the boosting factors for the development of Odisha.
Subash Bisoyi
Toronto.
Canada.
12/12/2011.
our domestic airport should be international airport.
time has come to stop the politics of development. any development would be holistic if every part of it gets benefit and the least advantaged gets better privileges. Odisha is a case of Centre’s deliberate negligence due to lack of political bargaining….my friends sorry to say that…our MPs in parliament are mute spectators…they never open their mouth…unless u put forth ur view…no body is going to listen u…this much i can say…wake up…stand up…and fight for ur rights….
i strongly support this sir…jay jagannath
Thanks a lot for necessary steps
Orissa has only one running airport for the whole state and requires better air communication to progress.
I fully support this.
orissa has only one running airport for the whole state and requires better air communication to progress. i think bhubaneswar airport also make international ,i am fully support this
It is time for us to shun our image of a backward state and work hard, contribute and sacrifice to make it a developed state.