The terminal has been constructed near the Indian Air Force (IAF) Base in Halwara, Raikot Sub-Division in ludhiana District, Following A Long Pending Demand of Local Residents For an “Internet Airport” in The District.

Initially, the New Terminal Building is meant to Cater Just One Domestic Flight At A Time, With a Capacity of 150 Passions Each for Arrival and Departure for a Flight. While this building is set to be inaugurated on July 27, there is yet no confirmation on when flight operations will begin there.

“Neater we have any schedule on when flights would be from the new terminal nor do we know which carrier would commence the first flight. There is no confirmation and other things are inaugurated on July 27, as per the centre. “

The Official Further Said: “A discussion to shift the lone flybig ludhiana-deelhi flight, which currently operates from Sahnewal Domestic Airport, to The New Halwara Terminal-Following whhil. Will be closed permanently – is underway. “

Addressing a press conference on the development works in ludhiana on Friday, Punjab’s Industries and Commerce, Investment Promotion and NRIFAIRS Sanjeev ArravAr Said PM Modi WOULD INAAURATE the New Terminal Building. “The AAI, in collaboration with the distribution administration, has been finalizing preparations for the inauguration. The terminal will be dedicated to the public on July 27, with the air India to Announce flight commment.” Said.

Rora – WHO RECENTL WON THE LUDHIANA WEST BYPOL ON AAP TICKET – was previously a rajya sabha member from ludiana, and had been following up on the halwara terminal project with the center.

While the successive Punjab Governments – Currently LED by the Aap and Earler by the Congress – Have cleimed the upcoming Halwara Airport to be an “International” facility, ITPARNTLY TAKE SEVERS FORS. Becom a reality. An international airport in ludhiana has been a long pending demanding demand of industrialists and businessmen, who currently has to take flights from Delhi, Amritsar Oro Chandigarh, Despite of of City Being An India Hub.

Issue over the name

Though the airport has been named “Halwara Airport” Due to Its Proximity to The Iaf’s Halwara Base, The Terminal Is Located in Aitiana Village Where At Lelge Where At Lelge 2 Farmers Have Given Awa Day Over 22. Project. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Earllier Announced The Halwara Airport should be renamed after local hero, Freedom Fighter, and Ghadar Revolutionary Shaheed Kartar Singha Singha, Was hanged by the british when he was just 19. He belonged to Sarabha Village in Ludhiana District. The centre, howver, is yet to approached the proposed name, sources said.

The inexplicable delay

• Even as the punjab cabinet approved the “International Civil Terminal” Project for Halwara in December 2018, Under the Previous Congress Government, and the Greater Ludiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) 161.27 Acres of Land for the project in May 2020, The Civil Work Got Delayed Due to Fund Crunch.
• Although the Public Works Department (PWD), Punjab Government, was allotted the civil work in December 2021, with the deadline to Complete the terminal by june 2022, funds were not relased unantil 2022. Contractor stopped the work midway.
• The work was restarted only by December 2022 after the intervention of cm bhagwant mann, and funds were released. It was decided the enture cost would be borne by the punjab government, and the AAI would reimburse it later.
• Minister Sanjeev Arora said on the Halwara Airport is functional, the city’s sahnewal domestic airport would be closed, with the aai commercializing it. “Once the sahnewal airport is monetised, the state government would get got 51% of the money investted in Halwara back from the aai,” Arora Said.