SHILLONG: The Tourism Department of Meghalaya and the Umiam Sailing Club have hosted the Northeast Regatta 2023 in a 5-day format at the Umium Watersports Complex near the capital city of Shillong. The project has been undertaken to promote watersports and tourism prospects in the hill state.
According to reports, a total of eighty participants took part in the event representing a total of 12 clubs from across the country. Teams front the Indian Army and Indian Navy have also participated in the event which flagged off on April 29 and is scheduled to end on May 2. Entries have not been charged for visitors and the winners will be able to take back huge sums as the competition has huge prizes.
Also, the Shillong Airport is now gradually seeing more activity with more flights scheduled in the months ahead, making it another busy airport in the northeast region, while more parking bays for aircraft are on the cards, officials said on Monday. According to Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials, as per the summer schedule, which is already enforced, around 300 flights would take place from the airport in the coming months.
An AAI official said that in February, 264 flights with 7,766 passengers operated from the Shillong airport, while 291 flights with 9,817 passengers operated in March. In April, over 294 flights with over 10,000 passengers operated from the airport, where two more parking bays are expected to be operational in two months. Following this upgrade, the airport would be able to accommodate four flights at a time, which would eventually lead to an increase in the movement of flights.
Shillong Airport is connected to several cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Dibrugarh, Imphal, Aizawl, Agartala, Guwahati, Dimapur, Silchar, and Lilabari. Many of the cities have also been connected to Shillong under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)-RCS (Regional Connectivity) scheme.
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