Tezpur (Assam):In another boost to the aviation sector in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday flagged off the first fixed-wing commercial passenger flight to Ziro in Lower Subansiri from Lilabari in Assam to be operated by Alliance Air under the UDAN scheme of the central government.
Two more flights - Shillong-Lilabari-Shillong and Imphal-Aizawl-Imphal – were also launched during the inaugural ceremony held virtually, which was attended by union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia and chief ministers of Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram. Speaking on the occasion, Khandu expressed gratitude to the central government, which he said, under the leadership of Narendra Modi has given utmost attention to develop the North Eastern states, particularly in the connectivity sector.
“In all spheres of connectivity – road, rail, air, and digital connectivity – North East has witnessed unprecedented progress in the last 8 years of the Modi government. The once neglected and under-developed region today is at par with other developed states of the country,” Khandu said. He informed, in the last 8 years, Arunachal Pradesh could develop and make air-worthy 9 advanced landing grounds that were lying dilapidated and unused.