Dimapur, September 17 (DIPR): The Aerodrome Committee for the management of Dimapur Airport held its meeting here at the DC’s conference hall on September 16. Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur, Maongwati Aier, who is also the chairman of the Aerodrome Committee for Dimapur district, welcomed the committee members and urged them to play a proactive role with the right attitude to do the right thing for the benefit of the people of the state with the motto ‘Lets make Dimapur Airport one of the best among the NE’.
The DC said that Dimapur Airport is one of the oldest airports in the entire NE and the only airport in the state. He seriously viewed the non-availability of basic amenities like restaurant and bookstall, and thus urged the officials of the Airports Authority of India, Dimapur branch, to install the mentioned facilities at the earliest. He also said that seating arrangements should be modernised like in any airport, as most of the time VIPs from the national capital visiting as state guests faced many hurdles because of non-availability of even the minimum basic amenities.
The DC also urged for installation of a state-of-the-art conveyor belt pointing out that arrival of incoming passengers’ luggage were being delayed as the Dimapur airport still used outdated facilities. Having learnt that the Airports Authority of India for NE region was receiving Rs.5 crores annually for maintenance of Airports at Guwahati, Dimapur, Imphal and Tripura, he urged the officials in charge of the NE Region to utilise a substantial amount for maintenance of the Dimapur Airport. He also urged the officials to seriously take note of the matter with Dimapur being the only airport for the state of Nagaland.
The DC also said that as a precautionary measure due to outbreak of swine flu (H1N1), a quarantine cell with a medical team led by doctors has been deputed from the Dimapur District Hospital at the Dimapur Airport, and added that screening of incoming passengers has already started. On prevention of possible hijacks, the DC assured that the committee has set up an anti-hijack team with elaborate security measures.
The meeting was attended by Airports Authority of India officials, Joint GM for NE Region, V Gupta, and his subordinates, Central Industrial Security Force officials, Indian Airlines officials, and officials from the Dimapur District Hospital and BSNL Dimapur Division.
