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EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 22: Defence Minister, A K Antony has written a letter to Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah that there would be no closure of Srinagar Airport during the tourist season.
The up-gradation will go on without closing the civil operation of air traffic from the Srinagar Airport.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Antony has conveyed the decision to this effect to Omar who had taken up this issue with the Defence Minister urging for non-closure of the Srinagar Airport for civil air operation during the tourist season.
Omar has strongly advocated for keeping the airport operational to civil traffic during the current tourist season to avoid any inconvenience to the tourists and the local people.
Omar had suggested improvement of the Airport without shifting the civil air operation to Awantipora.
Air-force authority had asked for closure of Airport for about a month during this season to undertake urgent necessary improvement works and shifting of the civil air operation to Awantipora.
The issue was discussed with high level state officers at Srinagar in which state officers did not agree the idea of closing the Airport for the period of one month during the tourist season. However, no decision was taken in that meeting and Chief Minister took up the issue with Defence Minister, Antony.
Subsequently, another meeting was held at New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Defence Secretary, Pradeep Kumar and represented by Principal Secretary Civil Aviation, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai from the state.
The issue was discussed threadbare.
Recognizing the Chief Minister's view point and the concern about the issue, the Union Defence Minister today conveyed the decision of his Ministry to the chief Minister, Omar Abdullah that no closure of Srinagar Airport will take place during the current tourist season.
If there will be any dire need of any most urgent repair works, the airport will remain closed for a week in the month of September.
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