Mandi International Airport Limited gets approval for construction of Mandi International Airport

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet approved the incorporation of a joint ven­ture (JV) company, Mandi International Airport Limited, for the im­ple­mentation of the Mandi International Airport project, on September 28, 2022. The project involves the setting up of an international airport at Man­di, nearly 153 km from Shimla. It will be developed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) (51 per cent) and the state government (49 per cent). The project cost is Rs 9 billion, excluding land cost.