Assam Industry Minister, Chandra Mohan Patwary has said that the Union Civil Aviation Ministry is planning to pump in Rs 1,000 crore for creation of a new passenger and cargo terminal at Guwahati airport.
Patwary said, “(The) Union Civil Aviation Ministry has inked (an) MOU for regional airlines under which viability gap funding will be done for flights operation in Northeast India.”
He added that passenger handling capacity would increase significantly after the addition of this facility. “We are also creating a warehouse facility in the airport,” the minister added.