In an attempt to make available hassle free air services to the masses of the area, the state government in UP has recently sanctioned Rs.290 crore to upgrade the Bamrauli airstrip in Allahabad into a full-fledged airport before the Ardh Kumbh in 2019. The proposed project is destined to be built adjacent to Bamrauli Airport, the new civil airport will have facility for landing and take-off of all, including Boeing 737 aircraft. Since, Bamrauli Airport comes under the purview of the Air Force, the need for a civil airport in the Sangam City was long pending, said state health minister Allahabad (West) MLA Siddharthnath Singh, adding that though announcement for the airport was made much before the new government came to power, the process has now been expedited. Sangam City's airport will be at par with those at Lucknow and Gorakhpur and that funds have reached the district magistrate. To be ready within a year, the civil airport would be built on an extended land, acquisition of which would begin soon.
