Haryana

• 25 Aug 2023

Civil Enclave to be established in Ambala for RCS flight operations

Why is News?

On August 23, 2023, Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij informed that a civil enclave will be set up by the Airport Authority of India in the state's Ambala district for RCS flight operations under the cooperation of the Ministry of Defense and the flagship program of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Key Points:

• For the establishment of the Civil Enclave, an amount of more than Rs 133 crore will be sent to the Ministry of Defense by the Aviation Department of the State Government, for which the State Government has given its approval.
• This civil enclave will be developed in about 20 acres of land along with the Air Force station of Ambala in the state and work on it will start soon. Tenders worth about Rs 16 crore have been floated so far for the operation of the Civil Enclave.
• The Home and Health Minister informed that this enclave was sanctioned under the 'Udaan Yojana'. Due to his untiring efforts, this enclave has been approved and soon flights will start from here.
• Ships will be moored in the enclave, while the airstrip will be used for the flight of airplanes, the approval of which has already been given by the Airforce.
• It is understood that the terms and conditions shared by Ministry of Defense vide letter dated June 26, 2023 have been agreed to by the Government of Haryana and proposed transfer of account details for payment of cash compensation amount calculated by Ministry of Defense for this project the method has been sought by the state civil aviation department.