Summary
Kolkata will also get a second airport to handle more travelers.
Around 29,000 crore rupees will be spent on the plan over ten years.
Key Points
3 points1
Four new airports at Charra, Kalaikunda, Balurghat, and Hasimara.
2
Part of the UDAN program, which aims to make air travel cheaper and easier.
3
The central government wants a new civil aviation policy to attract more money for the project.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsUDAN program
a government plan to make flying affordable and reach more towns
civil aviation
all non‑military flying, like passenger planes
policy
a set of rules or plans made by the government
investors
people or companies that put money into projects
crore
ten million in Indian numbering
air connectivity
how easily places can be reached by airplane
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