Hardeep Singh Puri – Union Civil Aviation Minister:

Blessed to visit the holy city of Deoghar – Baidyanath Dham, one of the few sites where the Jyotirlinga & Shaktipeeth are located together & is also home to Satsang Ashram, Rikhia Yog Asharam, Tapovan, Trikoot Parvat, Basukinath & Nandan Pahad.

Work at the Deogarh airport is at an advanced stage & will be completed on schedule.

I had extensive discussions with MP Shri Nishikant Dubey ji.

We have decided to operationalise the airport very soon. We will be taking some key decisions in this regard by next week.

Apart from providing aviation connectivity to the Santhal region, the airport in Deoghar which is strategically located to provide connectivity to Patna, Kolkata & Bagdogra will also be able to serve people from Bhagalpur & Jamui districts of Bihar.