New Civil Airport in Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh

On August 6, 2019, Jairam Thakur, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, accompanied by a team of senior state officials, met with the Chairman of the Finance Commission, N.K. Singh and sought a 2,000 crore special purpose grant to construct a new international airport in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Jairam Thakur said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had already completed a technical survey related to obstacle limitation surfaces at Nagchala in the Mandi district and discussions were on for the construction of an international airport fit for the operation of wide-bodied aircraft.