Itanagar, Sept. 4 -- Arunachal Pradesh hosted a landmark North East Aviation Summit in the state capital, Itanagar, today in the presence of union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Chief Minister Pema Khandu, and senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Airports Authority of India (AAI), and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Welcoming the delegates, the state's Civil Aviation Minister Balo Raja expressed gratitude to the union Minister for choosing Itanagar as the venue for the high-level summit.
He recalled that the dream of having an airport in the state capital remained unfulfilled until 2014, and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pema Khandu for ensuring the timely...