Guwahati, May 8 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi

Dimapur: Assam Rifles on Friday handed over 18.8 acres of land, presently under the occupation of the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTC&S), 3rd Mile, Nagaland's Chumoukedima, to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the Phase-I expansion of Dimapur airport.

The land was handed over during a joint handing-over and taking-over programme at Dimapur airport.

The event was attended by Moa Pongen, Airport Director, AAI, Dimapur airport; Col KD Sharma, Commanding Officer, No. 2 Bn, ARTC&S; Sentiwapang Aier, Secretary (Airports, Inland Waterways, and Railways Cell), Nagaland Transport Department; Polan John, Deputy Commissioner, Chumoukedima; M Ababe Ezung, OSD, Nagaland Transport Dep...