Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh inaugurated the new State hangar at Swami Vivekananda Airport Mana, here on Thursday.The hangar has been constructed after investing Rs 5.90 crore, said an official statement.
Notably the existing hangar at the airport was relatively smaller in size and it falls between the space provided for taxi-way according to the new Master plan. Hence the requirement for new hangar was felt. Construction of the new hangar started in year 2010.
The new hangar has been built according to the needs of aviation department and also for addressing the requirement of near future.The length width and height of hangar are 90 meters, 36 meters and 14 meters respectively.
For operational needs, ensure good upkeep and technical requirements the new hangar has been built in sprawling 7200 square meter area consisting total of 32 rooms for different purposes under the dome.
New State hangar has been constructed according to the aviation regulators of Director General of Civil Aviations (DGCA).
Apart from present airlines operating in State some new airlines are also about to start interstate air services. The hangers could be used by their planes after permission from State Government on certain conditions.
The new hangar would facilitate to accommodate smaller aircrafts besides big aeroplane like Airbus and Boeing 737 if required. The new aeroplane hangar would be used for helicopters and planes of the Air force and BSF. The programme was marked with presence of MP Ramesh Bais, School Education Minister Brijmohan Agrwal, Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu, Industry Minister Rajesh Munat, MlA Raipur Rural Nandkumar Sahu besides Secretary civil Aviation Department Subodh Singh and Many other senior officials.