Karnal, June 10 -- Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution BL Verma on Tuesday said that the new domestic airport (Civil Enclave) constructed in Ambala Cantonment will become the 165th operational airport in the country and flight services will commence from here soon.

He said that before the formation of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, there were only 74 operational airports in the country, whereas today the number has increased to 164.

Verma was in Ambala to inspect the airport and the 1857 war memorial along with Haryana energy minister Anil Vij.

The state is making arrangements for the inauguration of both the projects by Prime Minister Narendra Modi anytime soon, f...