Suggest and take all steps to make the Shimla Airport operational ---High Court
Vijyender Sharma
SHIMLA--- The High Court of Himachal Pradesh today directed the Committee (constituted by it to suggest and take all steps to make the Shimla Airport operational) within two weeks and submit details about the progress made by it and also explore the possibility to have the facilities of big air craft at Shimla Airport. The Court on 9th January had constituted the above mentioned committee comprising Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation; Chairman, Airport Authority of India; Chairman-cum-Managing Director , Air India; Airport Director, Shimla Airport; Principal Secretary (Tourism) to the State of Himachal Pradesh, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, Deputy Commissioner, Solan and Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD, which directed to suggest and take steps to make the Airport operational as early as possible.
A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan passed these orders on a writ petition filed by Paras Dhaulta who has alleged in the petition that that no flights are being operating to and from Shimla Airport since September, 2012. He further alleged in the petition that Airport of Shimla become operational in early eighties. At that relevant time flights were operated from New Delhi to Shimla as well as from Shimla to Bhuntar, in Duistrict Kullu. However, since September, 2012 no flight is being operating to Shimla and the Airport is a virtual white elephant which is being maintained at the cost of public exchequer with out serving any purpose. The petitioner also pointed out that on the one hand tourism has been severally hit in absence of any air connectivity to the Hill State and on the other hand Airport Authority of Indian spends huge amount to maintain the Airport.
The matter will be listed before the court on 12thOctober, 2015 for further hearing.
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