<p>New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Monday granted in-principle approval for greenfield airports in Rajasthan's Kota and Puri in Odisha.</p>.<p>Kota is the parliamentary constituency of Lok Sabha Speaker <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/om-birla">Om Birla</a>.</p>.<p>"His continued engagement with the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been one of the driving forces to expediting this approval.</p>.Sikkim may get new airport, will boost tourism: Union minister Ramdas Athawale.<p>"The proposed airport will not only serve Kota city, known as a major educational and industrial hub, but will also cater to the growing population and economic activity in the Hadoti region," the ministry said in a release.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, the decision to establish an airport in Puri will provide a major boost to religious tourism, regional development and the overall connectivity in the region.</p>.<p>Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has granted the in-principle approval for the establishment of greenfield airports in Kota and Puri, the release said.</p>.<p>India is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets and has more than 150 operational airports.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Monday granted in-principle approval for greenfield airports in Rajasthan's Kota and Puri in Odisha.</p>.<p>Kota is the parliamentary constituency of Lok Sabha Speaker <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/om-birla">Om Birla</a>.</p>.<p>"His continued engagement with the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been one of the driving forces to expediting this approval.</p>.Sikkim may get new airport, will boost tourism: Union minister Ramdas Athawale.<p>"The proposed airport will not only serve Kota city, known as a major educational and industrial hub, but will also cater to the growing population and economic activity in the Hadoti region," the ministry said in a release.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, the decision to establish an airport in Puri will provide a major boost to religious tourism, regional development and the overall connectivity in the region.</p>.<p>Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has granted the in-principle approval for the establishment of greenfield airports in Kota and Puri, the release said.</p>.<p>India is one of the world's fastest-growing civil aviation markets and has more than 150 operational airports.</p>