Tata Steel, plans to build an airport in Jamshedpur. The primary aim behind this initiative is to improve air connectivity from the city to other parts of the country, company managing director B Muthuraman said on Sunday.

The steel major has already located land at Adityapur in adjoining Saraikela-Kharsawan district for the airport which will have a 7,000 ft long runway. “However, everything is not in our hands,” Muthuraman said.

Asked why Tata Steel was not interested in upgrading the existing aerodrome, Muthuraman said there were restrictions in doing that. “That is why we are planning to have a new airport.” The proposed airport would help the steel city to bring business here and help it to grow faster, he said. Tata steel also celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on Sunday.