(Tribune)
A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation will soon visit Himachal to explore the possibility for the setting up of an international airport in Himachal. This was stated by Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu during a meeting with Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur in New Delhi on Monday.The Chief Minister had raised the issue of construction of an international airport in Mandi district to promote tourism in the state.The Union Minister instructed officials of the department to send a high- level team soon to Himachal Pradesh to select a suitable site, keeping in mind technical parameters required for an international airport.The Chief Minister apprised the Union Minister that tourism was a major contributor to the GDP of the state which had immense tourism potential. He said the state was unable to exploit full potential of tourism in the absence of an international airport and good aerial connectivity which was a must to attract the high-end tourists.
