Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij today said an amount of Rs 40 crore had been approved by the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the construction of domestic airport in Ambala Cantonment.
The minister said a new terminal would be built right next to the Ambala Air Force Station, and the runway of air force station was to be used for the airport. It will have flights for Srinagar and Lucknow. The construction of domestic airport terminal will start soon.
In December 2018, the Civil Airport Project was approved, under the Udan 3.0 scheme, but the project remained on papers only as the land for the project was not finalised.
Earlier this year, the District Administration and the air force authorities agreed to construct the airport on the DEFENCE land in Ambala Cantonment.