The Rajasthan government has approved Rs 37.75 crore for expansion work at 10 airstrips.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the fund for various airstrip development works including boundary wall construction, campus wall construction and airstrip refurbishment.
Of the amount, Rs 14 crore will be allocated for shifting the mega highway and Buddha Mandavar Road and construction of boundary wall for the Kolana (Jhalawar) airstrip, Rs four crore for increasing the height of the boundary wall of the Abu Road (Sirohi) airstrip and other works.
An amount of Rs 1.97 crore has been allocated for works at Phalodi (Jodhpur) airstrip, Rs 3.40 crore for Talwara (Banswara) airstrip, Rs 4.60 crore for Padihara (Churu) airstrip, and Rs 4.50 crore for Sirohi airstrip.