Airports India October 2018

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Pakyong Airport

a first for sikkim

Inbound

Go beyond the usual clichés of Srinagar

spotlight

Witness the splendour of Durga Puja

detour

Seven Sisters are a paradise to be explored

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Chairman's Message

Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra Chairman, AAI

Dear Readers, The Indian Civil Aviation Industry is expanding its horizon and is expected to become the third largest aviation market in the near future. The International Transport Association (IATA) has forecasted 500 million trips in India in the next 20 years.

Aviation not just plays a crucial role in global connectivity, but also supports the growing Indian economy.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has served the long-standing demands for air connectivity by inaugurating new airports in the states of Sikkim and Odisha – Pakyong and Jharsuguda respectively. Both the airports were inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. Pakyong Airport is the first ever Greenfield Airport in Northeast India and one of India’s highest altitude airports, situated at a height of 4,590 ft. In the midst of complex topography and hostile weather conditions, AAI took the challenge of developing the Pakyong Airport using Geo-grid soil reinforcement and slope stabilisation techniques. Apart from encouraging tourism in the region, the Pakyong Airport will also open up job opportunities for the Sikkimese people.

AAI developed Odisha's Jharsuguda Airport in collaboration with Government of Odisha, at an estimated cost of `210 crores. The state government contributed `75 crores of the total sum. Jharsuguda Airport will play a significant role in the development of Western Odisha by stimulating tourism in the region and ushering in economic development. The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India also flagged off the UDAN flight on Jharsuguda-Raipur sector. Jharsuguda became the 32nd UDAN Airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.

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A new Terminal Building at the Gorakhpur Airport (Phase-2) was also inaugurated by Sh. Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Sh. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation. The new building will cater to the increasing passenger movement at the airport. A two-storied rest house was also inaugurated at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, constructed under AAI’s CSR initiative, for facilitation of patients and attendants, especially from Eastern UP and Western Bihar.

It gives me immense pleasure to share that AAI, at the recently held International Aviation Summit, commemorated the 50th consecutive month of double-digit growth in the Indian Aviation market along with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and IATA. The twoday event highlighted various opportunities that can maximize the growth potential for Civil Aviation in India and generate economic and social benefits. The event drew attention towards the infrastructural constraints and

Pakyong Airport is the first ever Greenfield Airport in Northeast India AAI reiterated its commitment to provide world-class airport infrastructure and upgraded ANS technology to tackle the same. The Summit provided a forum to discuss the regulatory and policy landscape for aviation, airport infrastructure roadmap and innovative approaches for sustainable aviation growth in India.

Recently, six AAI airports – Lucknow, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune – received seven international awards at the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2017. The awards were presented by the Airports Council International (ACI) at the Customer Excellence Global Summit at Halifax, Canada. Congratulations to all six airports for bringing laurels to AAI. We would wish to see this number swell to double digits in future.

AAI also actively participated in the International Civil Aviation Organization

(ICAO)’s 29th Asia and Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG) Meeting and the 8th ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group APAC meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand. AAI exhibited its technical competence through a well-represented stall. India and China, the two growth centres in Asia, are going to be far more important on the global civil aviation map. India, in particular can assist other countries in the region increasingly contributing the benefits of its experience and expertise.

Through its CSR initiatives, AAI is committed towards betterment of the society. Sh. Suresh Prabhu, HMCA has applauded an initiative taken up by AAI’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, for the same. Varanasi Airport signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) of `7.73 crores recently with the Varanasi Municipal Corporation for solid waste management. Upholding its share of social contribution to the society, has also signed an MoA with Delhi Public Library (DPL) by contributing `3.25 crores for the purchase of five mobile vans for extending the mobile library services in slum areas, to economically weaker sections of society in the Delhi-NCR region.

In this issue, we provide you with the glimpses of the International Buddhist Conclave held at AAI’s Aurangabad Airport.

The airport greeted the delegates in traditional style by decking up the terminal building with Buddhist flags and paintings.

The airport also gave a water canon salute to both the aircraft carrying IBC-2018 delegates. The issue will also take you through the journey, Pune Airport has undertaken over the years by perfectly amalgamating space management engineering and teamwork.

AAI considers aviation safety as paramount for its day to day operations at its airports.

In this issue, we also talk in detail about the safety measures put in place to curb bird strikes.

I wish every passenger a joyous month of celebrations and happiness. As the festive season ushers in, we look forward to welcoming newer beginnings.

Happy Reading!

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Spotlight

Durga Puja in Kolkata is a must-witness for all

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Detour

Bask in the beauty of Seven Sisters of Northeast India

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Inbound

Srinagar charms people with its lesser-known gems

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Encouragement

22 Landing

Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

Travelled yesterday from Raipur to Delhi from 9W2677. @aairprairport was spotlessly clean. Liked the positioning of self-check-in kiosks. Check-in process was way smoother than earlier. I was more than happy to see a variety of restaurants inside the terminal. Way to go!!

24 Diary

Record producer Bally Sagoo speaks about his favourite airports

50 Breathe

Kaas plateau turns into a colourful carpet during the monsoons

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@AGRAWALHARSH_93

@aaibpiairport wow!

Bhubaneswar Airport is one of the best airports. Clean and hygienic washrooms.

The airport staff is very cooperative. Keep it up and congrats Bhubaneswar Airport team. @HADIAROUT

Biryani is a one-pot meal full of flavour and taste

Good to see #GoaAirport is getting transformed to utilise space in creating good shopping experience for travellers. Even security check has become a lot easier. Great going @AAI_Official and @ CISFHQrs. KUNALONE

In love with Ranchi Airport.

It's spacious, clean and wellorganised. @01KAM Airports Authority of India is the best organisation in terms of growth, customer satisfaction and employee welfare.

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AAI Updates

14 Latest news of AAI

and the Civil Aviation Industry

68 Pune Airport's endeavour to ensure convenience of passengers

74 6th International Buddhist Pakyong Airport, Sikkim

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Conclave 2018 celebrated at Aurangabad Airport

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HAPPENINGS

MARK YOUR CALENDAR A list of events and festivals taking place in the month of October October 16-19, Across India

DURGA PUJA

Celebrated with great zeal and fervour, Durga Puja is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga, the symbol of strength. The celebration consists of grand aartis, pandal hopping and relishing authentic Bengali cuisine. During the culmination of the festival, the idols are paraded through the streets and then immersed in water.

October 26- 29, Arunachal Pradesh

TAWANG FESTIVAL

An initiative started in 2012 by the Department of Tourism, Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang Festival showcases the richness of the monastic tribes through traditional dances, handloom products, local crafts, food, documentaries on the history of Arunachal Pradesh, photography, adventure sports and painting exhibitions.

October 24-28, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

RAJASTHAN INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL

Declared as the platform for creativity and sustainable development by UNESCO, the first of its kind in India, this is an international cultural gig showcasing Rajasthani traditional folk dances, music and artwork.

The festival offers a fusion of interactive educational events and staged performances by singers, dancers, instrumentalists and storytellers.

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October 19, Mysuru, Karnataka

MYSURU DASARA

The Mysore Palace erupts into life and every corner bustles with activity during the celebrations of Mysuru Dasara. The highlight being the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jamboo Savariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, where the procession consists of beautifully-decorated elephants carrying the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari. Adding to the festivity are dance groups, music bands, folklores and a torch-light parade, traditionally known as Panjina Kavayithu.

October 11, Hyderabad, Telangana

BRYAN ADAMS - THE ULTIMATE TOUR

International music sensation Bryan Adams is all set to cast a spell with his chartbusters from the 21-track compilation Ultimate at Hitex Exhibition Centre. Known the world over for his signature rock and roll, Adams is one of the most exciting live musicians. His energetic performance, stage presence and incredible vocals are guaranteed to entertain.

October 12-14, Pushkar Lake, Ajmer

THE SACRED FESTIVAL

A festival celebrating mindful living at a site near the revered Pushkar lake is sure to be on one's list to explore. A platform to rejuvenate your mind, body and soul, the festival is all about transformative therapies inclusive of music, meditation, yoga, organic food and heritage walks.

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AAI UPDATE

AIR INTEL

The latest happenings from the Airports Authority of India AAI CARES

MOA WITH VARANASI MUNICIPAL CORP

The Kolkata Airport played a vital role in successfully transporting a ‘heart’ from the Rajmundry Airport to Fortis Hospital, Kolkata, by making required arrangements on the ground to ensure speedy clearance via Green Corridor to the hospital.

AAI’s LBSI Airport, Varanasi has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) of `7.73 crore with the Varanasi Municipal Corporation for solid waste management under the CSR initiative of AAI. A cheque of `3 crores was also presented to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for plantation on the National Highway.

AAI SIGNS MOA WITH CIDC AAI signed an MoA with the Construction Industry Development Council undertaking the project, “Employment Oriented Training and Skill Development Programme" to impart job oriented skill development and training to people belonging to marginalised sections in the Northeastern region of India.

AAI BAGS GREEN ENERGY AWARD AAI received the Indian Green Energy Award 2018, by Indian Federation of Green Energy, for the category “Innovative initiative of outstanding Green Energy in the transport sector for infrastructure.”

ACI PRESENTED ASQ AWARDS TO SIX AAI AIRPORTS Lucknow, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, and Pune Airports of AAI bagged seven international awards in various categories at the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2017. The awards were presented by the Airports Council International (ACI) at the Customer Excellence Global Summit at Halifax, Canada. The Lucknow Airport was awarded “Best Airport by Size” and “Best Airport by Size and Region” among the airports handling 2-5 million passengers per year. The Indore Airport bagged “Best Airport

by Region” among the airports handling under 2 million passengers per year in Asia-Pacific region. The Ahmedabad Airport has been rated as the "Most Improved Airport" in AsiaPacific region, while Kolkata and Pune Airports ranked third in the world in "Best Airport by Size" among the airports handling 5-15 million passengers per year. The Chennai Airport has been declared the third best in the world in "Best Airport by Size".

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AAI ON HEALTH MANAGEMENT Occupational stress has become one of the biggest challenges for the aviation industry lately. To address this issue, AAI, in coordination with medical experts, customised a unique, modern and scientific technique infused with ancient yogic breathing practices, called SkyFit. A two-day event was also conducted for AAI officials on stress management.

AAI AT THE 29TH APANPIRG MEET

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SUMMIT

AAI participated in the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) 29th Asia

and Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (APANPIRG) meeting and the 8th ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group (APAC) meeting held at ICAO Asia and Pacific Office in Bangkok, Thailand. Various technologies like GPSaided Geo-Augmented Navigation (GAGAN), Central Air Traffic Flow Management (C-ATFM), Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM), ASAS and SkyRev360 and SkyBooks360 were showcased at AAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S stall at APANPIRG.

AAI TO DEVELOP PLAN FOR PALALY AIRPORT, SRI LANKA

AAI signed an agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), for devising a detailed Project Report for the development of Palaly Airport in Sri Lanka.

The contract will be setting a foot on AAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision of going global with its expertise and capabilities in airport development and operation management.

AAI COLLABORATES WITH DELHI PUBLIC LIBRARY

AAI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation ( MoCA) and International Air Transport Association ( IATA), organised an International Aviation Summit to commemorate the forthcoming landmark of 50-straight months of double-digit domestic growth for Indian aviation.

There was an overwhelming response to the summit, which was attended by more than 700 delegates and leaders from the global aviation fraternity.

HEALTH CAMP ORGANISED

MOA with Delhi Public Library in AAI signed an

its attempt at contributing to the enhancement of literacy among the underprivileged class. To provide mobile library services in slum areas, five mobile vans were purchased by the contribution made by AAI of `3.25 crores under its CSR initiative.

AAI, in collaboration with Apollo Hospital and Airline Operators Committee, Chennai, organised two-day Multi -speciality Health Camps for employees and dependants .

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Ayushman Bharat PRADAHAN MANTRI JAN AAROGYA YOJANA (AB-PMJAY)

PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE The Centre's flagship scheme towards providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man

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ndia takes a giant leap towards providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man with the launch of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on September 23, 2018, at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

With Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, the government is taking healthcare protection to a new aspirational level.

This is the world’s largest government funded healthcare program targeting more than 50 crore beneficiaries.

AB-PMJAY is a paradigm shift from sectorial, segmented and fragmented approach of service delivery through various national and state schemes to a bigger, more comprehensive and better converged and need based service delivery of secondary and tertiary care.

Ayushman Bharat is a progression towards promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative aspects of Universal Healthcare through access of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) at the primary level and provision of financial protection for accessing curative care at the secondary and tertiary levels through engagement with both public and private sector.

It adopts a continuum of care approach, comprising of two inter-related

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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launching the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), at Ranchi, in Jharkhand on September 23, 2018.

components. The first component is creation of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres which will bring healthcare closer to the homes of the people. These centres will provide comprehensive primary health care (CPHC), covering both maternal and child health services and noncommunicable diseases, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services.

The Health and Wellness Centres will also play a critical role in creating awareness about PMJAY, screening for non-communicable diseases, follow-up of hospitalisation cases among others.

The first Health and Wellness Centre

was launched by the Prime Minister at Jangla, Bijapur, Chhatisgarh, on April 14, 2018.

The second component is the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), which provides health protection cover to poor and vulnerable families for secondary and tertiary care. The objectives of the Yojana are to reduce out of pocket hospitalisation expenses, fulfil unmet needs and improve access of identified families to quality inpatient care and day care surgeries.

PMJAY primarily targets the poor, deprived rural families and identified

occupational category of urban workers’ families as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data for both rural and urban areas as well as the active families under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY). There is no cap on family size and age as well as restriction on preexisting conditions.

The services will include 1,350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalisation, diagnostics and medicines. The Yojana beneficiaries will be able to move across borders and access services across the country through the provider network seamlessly.

The Scheme is principle based rather than rule based, allowing states enough flexibility in terms of packages, procedures, scheme design, entitlements as well as other guidelines while ensuring that key benefits of portability and fraud detection are ensured at a national level.

States have the option to use an existing Trust/Society or set up a new Trust/Society to implement the

“Under the vision of Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) each and every citizen will receive his due share of healthcare. This scheme will provide a cover of upto ` 5 lakh per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation."

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Scheme as State Health Agency and will be free to choose the modalities for implementation.

Pilot launch of the scheme has started in about 1,280 hospitals with

BENEFITS UNDER THE SCHEME •

Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) will provide a cover of up to ` 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

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Over 10.74 crore vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be eligible for these benefits.

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PMJAY will provide cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

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PMJAY will help reduce catastrophic expenditure for hospitalisations, which impoverishes people and will help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes.

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Entitled families will be able to use the quality health services they need without facing financial hardships.

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After its full implementation, PMJAY will become the world’s largest fully government-financed health protection scheme. It is a visionary step towards advancing the agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

the focus to test the Beneficiary Identification System (BIS) and Transaction Management System (TMS) and streamline the state preparedness for a comprehensive launch. The pilot launch has been done in around 22 states / UTs (Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadar Nagar & Haveli, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Maharashtra among others).

A cadre of certified frontline health service professionals called Pradhan Mantri Aarogya Mitras (PMAMs) has been created for the facilitation of PMJAY with the coordination of National Health Agency and Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Training programs for 3,936 personnel from state, district and PMAMs have been conducted in 27 states.

Detailed guidelines have been prepared to address the issues related to potential fraudulent activities. Antifraud cells will be established at the national and state level, and robust measures are being put in place in the IT platform to ensure privacy and security of the data.

Common Service Centres (CSC) are involved for beneficiary identification.

Personalised letters with unique family code are in the process of being sent to the identified families in the Additional Data Collection Data (ADCD) drive. This will drive awareness among the beneficiaries and further ease the identification process when they visit points of care or CSC centres.

Thus the government ensures that the poor of India get proper access to good quality and affordable healthcare, without facing financial hardship.

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READER'S CORNER

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Half Gods, a debut, is a criticallyacclaimed collection of interconnected short stories following the lives of a multigenerational Sri Lankan Tamil family

world in surprising ways.

Following an act of violence, a baby girl is renamed after a Hindu goddess but raised as a Muslim; a lonely butcher from Angola finds solace in a family of refugees in New Jersey; a gentle entomologist, in Sri Lanka, discovers unexpected reserves of

courage while searching for his missing son.

The book reveals with sharp clarity the ways that parents, children and friends act as unknowing mirrors to each other, revealing in their all-too human weaknesses, hopes and sorrows, a connection to the divine.

WINDHORSE WARRIOR

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THE RULE BREAKERS

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DAREDREAMERS

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FORGOTTEN COMPOSERS

Amazon AsiaPacific Holdings Private Limited The book presents the contributions of noteworthy Carnatic musicians of the past centuries.

Sanjay Manaktala; HarperCollins India Sanjay Manaktala, a former IT executive-turnedstandup comedian, writes about the IT industry. He introduces the readers to a world where corporate life can be awesome by striking a perfect balance between work and fun.

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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in collaboration with Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) is organizing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Course Developers and Instructors Standardization (CDI/STD) Meetâ&#x20AC;? at New Delhi from 24th to 26th October, 2018. The upcoming Meet will be attended by ICAO officials, aviation professionals from around the globe, industry experts and academic institutions. It will be of great value to all aviation stakeholders across functions and boundaries.

The CDI/STD Meet consists of a series of dynamic sessions where participants will focus on implementing the 8 essential components of aviation training intelligence available to them for planning, developing and delivering innovative training solutions and for fostering our shared vision of safe, secured and sustainable air transport system.

Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) is a premier institute for Education, Training and Research in Aviation. The academy fosters a culture of continuous learning. With three organizations under its umbrella - Airports Authority of India (AAI), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the Academy has constantly endeavoured to empower aviation professionals by enhancing knowledge and honing their skill. A full member of ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS (TPP) program, IAA has collaboration with IATA, ACI and many renowned management institutes to foster training activities on global aviation arena. IAA also sponsors India-ICAO Fellowship program for Developing Countries. The collaborative pursuit has helped IAA carve a niche for itself on many national and international platforms.

Inviting all Gurus galvanizing the arena of Aviation Training!

May this Meet translate into a memorable event with measurable outcomes!!

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TECH

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The compressor is an innovative tool that compresses clothes in your luggage automatically by creating vaccum. It takes the air out from the clothes and makes more space for your baggage.

SMARTWATCH

GARMIN FENIX5

SMART GPS

Garmin Fenix 5 is a new-age smartwatch bringing together the elements of style and adventure. It comes with a wide range of tracking capabilities, built-in GPS and smart notifications. It is apt for adventures like skiing, swimming and hiking.

GOTENNA MESH

It is a state-of-the-art gadget that helps users send texts and GPS locations even when there is no signal. It is ideal for adventurers as it uses Bluetooth-LE to pair with your smartphone. It also supports group chats and public broadcast messages.

SMART DRONE

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SMART TAGS

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It is a revolutionary innovation where you can track everything important to you, ranging from your phone to your wallet. It functions with an app, which can be downloaded on your smartphones and notifies you with a loud ring if the tile is within a radius of 100-ft of the Bluetooth range.

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Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Honâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ble Union Minister Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India

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Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

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National Health Portal Gateway to Authentic Health Information www.nhp.gov.in

AYUSHMAN BHARAT PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AAROGYA YOJANA

(AB-PMJAY)

AB-PMJAY covers over 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families.

It provides a benefit cover of ` 5 lakh per family per year.

It covers benefits for secondary and tertiary hospitalisations.

PMJAY provides cashless and paperless access to health services.

Beneficiaries will use the quality health services without facing financial hardships.

Beneficiaries can avail benefits in both public and empanelled private facilities.

A visionary step towards advancing the agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

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FACTS

NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL HISTORY BECKONS •

Founded in the early 1900's as the Calcutta Aerodrome.

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In 1924, the first Royal Air Force aroundthe-world flight landed at the aerodrome, and KLM became the first commercial airline to start operations at Kolkata with its Amsterdam-Calcutta-Jakarta flight.

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During World War II, Allied troops and the US Army Air Force and the Bombardment Group established their headquarters at the airport.

It was also used as the communications centre of the Tenth Bombardment Group.

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The British Overseas Airways Corporation used the world's first jet powered aircraft on their London to Calcutta route.

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Served as a stopover from Europe to Batavia (Jakarta) and Australia.

Maintained by

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Kolkata Airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport, before being renamed in the honour of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1995.

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The airport is the largest in Eastern India having 23 international and 10 domestic airlines operating from here.

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The airport was ranked World Number 3 in the ASQ Awards 2017

by Airports Council International (ACI) in the 5-15 million category.

It is the 5th airport in India to have CAT-III landing system. The system allows flights to operate till the visibility drops below 50 metres.

It has a 2 MW Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Plant and recently commissioned a 15 MW solar plant, which is spread over an area of 62 acres of land parallel to the primary runway.

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DIARY

AT THE AIRPORT

Record producer Bally Sagoo believes in exploring different leisure zones at airports, including the lounges and the duty-free shops

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Indira Gandhi International Airport Raja Sansi International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

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first travelled to India in 1982. I remember being petrified as I had never been in a plane before. We landed at the Delhi Airport enroute to Punjab. Interestingly, I do not remember any fear or anxiety during the flight. Maybe it was just before the flight.

I am a frequent flyer, especially to India, and mostly get in to India through New Delhi. The Indira Gandhi International Airport is quite well-laid out and rather well organised I must say. However, I do prefer Mumbai's T2 as it's not as chaotic and is a lot easier to get by. I also like the Raja Sansi Airport at Amritsar. It is amazing to see the cityscape of Amritsar from the plane.

And somehow I just always get a whiff of saag and karha prashad at the airport!

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I always laugh at myself, how I am constantly hallucinating about these two things in my jeans, loose t-shirt and comfortable sneakers.

I think the best way to pass time at an airport is to walk around and check out the duty-free section. Once I am bored of this, I head to the lounge with a drink and make some beats on my laptop.

In fact, the bar at the airports is my favourite lounge area and my favourite gastronomic indulgence at airports is fish and chips (I am a true-blue Brit now) if I can get it. I am usually never irritated with the waiting time before flights, but I hope I don't have to eat my words.

I do have a few suggestions for Indian airports. They should definitely have

less carpets, we don't need them!

India is not really that cold a country!

Besides, it is not practical with suitcases and luggage with wheels; carpets make it difficult to manoeuvre wheeled bags! Also it is difficult to maintain cleanliness. Better Wi-Fi zones would be such a boon and definitely no limit on how much free Wi-Fi usage passengers are allowed as tickets are already costly. While I feel the immigration process in India is quick, some more immigration counters would make it perfect. A wider duty-free section at not just the metro, but also small airports that service international flights would make the airport experience so much better.

(As told to Aarti Kapur Singh)

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CONTEST

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irports Authority of India (AAI) initiated a photography contest, #AirportViaLens. The contest witnessed mass participation where in snapshots of AAI airports were shared on Twitter and Facebook by contestants.

AAI is thankful to all its participants for sharing some amazing airport shots. A big congratulations to the winners!

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And the winners are...

Halder (Surat 1 Anirban Airport) - @AnirBong

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Subu Fc (Chennai Airport) - @maa_aviationpic

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Tushar Rastogi (Calicut Airport) - @tushardigital

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Gaurav Roy (Kolkata Airport) - @gaurav_roy0610

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Krishna Kumar (Trivandrum Airport) - Facebook 4

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SPOTLIGHT

THE

DIVINE PUJO Experiencing one of the most illustrious festivals of India, Durga Puja is something that every avid traveller looks forward to. And indeed! The craze has already set in motion for the 2018 celebration Words: Subhasish Chakraborty

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urga Puja in Kolkata is a massive occasion for not just Bengalis. Increasingly and with ever-growing velocity surrounding the puja, this one-of-its-kind festival has left an indelible imprint in the hearts and minds of the global community.

No wonder, there will always be a sizeable number of foreign tourists descending on Kolkata just days ahead of this grand celebration.

Kolkata explodes with joy de vivre at this time and why not? Close to a thousand pandals are erected and decorated with diverse themes, all depicting the infinite aura of Goddess Durga and millions of pandal-hoppers touchdown in Kolkata, making it one of the largest festivals in the world.

MUST-VISIT PANDALS

Kumartuli Park: This is one of Kolkata’s most outstanding Durga Puja pandals.

Located in North Kolkata in close proximity to the Sovabazar Ferry, the

Kumartuli Park puja has been at the forefront when it comes to showcasing fusion art. This prestigious pandal will be celebrating its 23rd year this time.

Kumartuli Park is set on the backdrop of Kolkata’s most cultured corridor, which has been the residence of renowned artisans for several centuries. As you make your way across the narrow lanes, you will come across colonies of artisans that for generations together have eked out a living by carving idols of Indian gods and goddesses.

1. Devotees playing drums at a pandal 2. Puja pandal during evening aarti

Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja: Stepping into its 73rd year, this pandal has carved a niche for itself with its brand of innovations.

Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty

Bagbazaar Sarbojonin Durgotsav is easily one of Kolkata’s oldest Durga Puja pandals

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Durga Puja owes its origin to its dynamic founder Shri. Lakhi Chand Jaiswal. Way back in 1943, this visionary merchant conceived of celebrating Durga Puja in his own backyard. Over the decades, this Puja pandal has gone from strength to strength and has positioned itself as one of Kolkata’s most impressive pandals. The most talked about themes here are the dhak (drumming) contest, dhunuchi nach (dancing with an Indian incense burner) and sindoor khela (playing with vermilion).

Bagbazaar Sarbojonin Durgotsav: Bagbazaar happens to be Kolkata’s spiritual hub and Bagbazaar Sarbojonin Durgotsav is easily one of Kolkata’s oldest pandals. In the days of yore, this puja used to be celebrated in the outer precincts of the local zamindar’s residence. The pandal is now erected in close proximity to the Bagbazaar Launch Ferry Ghat. The distinctive feature that separates this pandal from the rest is its singular focus on Bengal’s rich past. Exclusive dance events that reflect Bengal’s culture

FESTIVE FERVOUR The oldest and most conservative form of Durga idol is known as ‘Daaker Saaj’.

Kumari Puja is an integral part of Durga Puja and signifies the divine feminine power.

The period of Durga Puja is celebrated as with great fervour as Garba-Dandiya in Western India, as Ramlila in the North and as Golu or Bonalu down South.

are the highpoint of this rather distinctive pandal.

Ekdalia Evergreen Durga Puja Club: Ekdalia Evergreen, located strategically at Gariahat, has been an out and out favourite with puja aficionados, largely due to its patronage towards Kolkata’s artistic heritage. Every year, this pandal showcases India’s age-old temple architecture. Ekdalia is synonymous with avant-garde lighting arrangement and elegantly designed interiors.

Sabarna Roy Chowdhury Durgotsav: When it comes to family patronised Durga Puja, the Sabarna Roy Chowdhury Durgotsav is easily one of the best managed. Dating back to 1610, this puja owes its origin to Lakshmikanta Ray Mazumdar.

An integral part of Sabarna Roy Chowdhury’s puja is its majestic rituals honouring the goddess. The antique wooden scaffold of Durga is carefully preserved, as are the priceless chalchitras that offer a truly majestic backdrop to the idols. Try to be there 33

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1. Pandal at Sovabazar Rajbari 2. Traditional dhunuchi dance 3. Khutipuja, the starting ritual of Durga Puja

for the immersion at Babu Ghat, which is every bit splendid.

Visiting Kolkata during Durga Puja is treat for the eyes and the 2018 edition will be just that. Already, plans are afoot to showcase Deepika Padukone’s Padmaavat and you should not be surprised if you come across a perfect replica of the magnificent Chittorgarh Fort of Rajasthan while pandal hopping in Kolkata’s upmarket Salt Lake area. Sreebhumi Sporting Club, which is celebrating its 46th year, plans to recreate not just the majestic fort but also the costume and other paraphernalia that went into the film's making.

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China’s art, music, dance and food will be on display at the venue of this year's celebration.

KUMARTULI-WHERE THE GODDESS COMES ALIVE

Goddess Durga is the epitome of beauty. As a traveller and a proud Bengali, I have often wondered, how come the idols are so beautiful and

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College Square Sarbojanin Durgotsav: College Square Sarbojanin Durgotsav has been in existence for more than half a century. While the decor is inspiring, the lighting display is innovative and has drawn rave reviews from all over the world. The pool, on the centre of College Square, offers a surreal sight with the light rays illuminating the water body.

perceptible Chinese essence as well.

The Chinese Consulate in Kolkata in collaboration with BJ Block Sarodtsav Committee, will highlight the customs and traditions of China’s Yunnan Province. The pandal in all likelihood, will be designed in the form of a hulu (Chinese bottle gourd), which is believed to promote happiness and prosperity. The very best of ancient

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GETTING TO KUMARTULI

Hire a taxi. Pre-paid taxis are readily available in Kolkata, and the fare might hover around `140 to `200. If you choose public transport, there are buses and trains that connect to Kumartuli. The nearest metro station is Sovabazar.

Sovabazar Ghat (Jetty) is located in close proximity to Kumartuli and you would do well to embark on a leisurely walk by the riverside and bask in the architectural glory of Kolkataâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gothic and Victorian style mansions. A short boat ride will take you to Kolkata Central.

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so gorgeous? Who is behind such tremendously intricate art? Where do they live? What materials do they use to craft such divine works of art year after year? These questions kept me intrigued, until I decided to take a walk down the alleyways of Kumartuli.

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1. Authentic bengali food spread 2. Steamed fish wrapped in banana leaf

The karigars or artists of Kumartuli use raw clay as the primary ingredient to craft idols. They are a close-knit community and take immense pride in their profession. Try to enter their workshop spaces and even better if you strike up a conversation. If language is

a barrier, hire a guide from the West Bengal Tourism Department.

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Witnessing the process of idol-making at Kumartuli is an introduction to ancient Indian artistic ethos here.

Karigars here begin their sculpting after performing the holy “Garanlkathamo Puja” which incidentally coincides with the day of Rath Yatra. The thousandyear-old puja rituals blaze the modern inquisitive mind and the devotion that is inherent in the minds of the karigars is truly a humble experience.

PUJA GASTRONOMY

Kolkatans are die-hard foodies and to set the culinary temperatures soaring in the City of Joy. Dashabhuja, one of Kolkata’s best known culinary brands, is all set to open an exclusive Durga Puja -themed restaurant at its eatery at the third floor of the Old Court House Corner building. The menu will consist of traditional Bengali treats starting with Puja Bhog (khichdi and labra) and gradually expanding to a truly sumptuous spread of mutton curry, luchis , chanar paturi, rice and payesh .

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HERITAGE

A craftman on the potter's wheel

BLACK BEAUTY OF NIZAMABAD

The black clay pottery of Nizamabad, a small village 86 km from Benares, is a rare craft and has been revived from near extinction in recent years

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Words: Supriya Aggarwal

uring a visit to a craft exhibition in New Delhi, I came across lustrous black pottery with intricate designs adorning the exhibition hall. Although pottery is common in India and has been done for centuries, what intrigued me was the final product. Before me was the black clay pottery of Nizamabad, a craft that is bearing the brunt of time and modern art techniques. This form of pottery

received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2015, which gives the right to name the product only to a specific geographical area of origin. With the GI tag, Nizamabadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black pottery has acquired a distinct identity and hence new popularity among craft enthusiasts.

In the exhibition, organised by the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD), I found Sohit Kumar Prajapati demonstrating the art

Black pottery final products

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of making clay products on a potter’s wheel. Sohit is a state awardee of the craft and has become the unofficial brand ambassador of black clay pottery. He also displayed his craft at the 55th General Assembly of the International Bureau of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Sohit hopes that with this recognition, the potters engaged in this industry will get more benefits for their work.

All the households in Sohit’s village in Nizamabad, in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, earn their living by making black pottery. The craft originated from the Kutch region of Gujarat. Some potters of the region migrated to Nizamabad during the Mughal rule of Aurangzeb.

Interestingly, it is the only place in India that makes black pottery with clay, unlike the stoneware from Northeast India. The silver-patterned

wares of Nizamabad’s black pottery bear similarity to the bidriware of Hyderabad in which pots are decorated using silver wires.

Potters in Nizamabad use the locally available fine-textured clay from the nearby ponds. They transform the clay into products of different shapes and sizes on the traditional potter’s wheel, which are then baked in a kiln. The process of smokefiring with rice husks in enclosed kilns gives the product its unique, shiny black surface. The clay ovens are completely covered to obtain a dark black colour. If the ovens are left uncovered, the objects might become reddish.

After the baking ends, the potters wash the clayware with powdered vegetable material and polish them with mustard oil. Using sharp twigs, the artisans decorate the pottery

The black clay pottery of Nizamabad is unique and is noted for its design element, including the silver work. Earlier it was primarily used for decoration, but now with support from the ITRHD, more designs and new items have been introduced.

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with floral and geometric grooves.

They then fill the grooves with a silvery powder of zinc and mercury, after which they wash the pots again with water and polish them once more. The silvery powder gives a shiny hue against the black background.

Black clay pottery is, indeed, a unique product of Indian craft making. With the help of the ITRHD, the craft is set to bedazzle consumers with its beauty.

Consuming food from earthenware has always been encouraged in Indian culture, and what could be better if it looks as good as its benefits.

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the inclusion of black clay pottery, the region leads with six GI-tagged products in Uttar Pradesh.

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five other products that have received the tag include the famous Benares brocade and sarees, the handmade carpets of

Bhadohi, gulabi meenakari craft of Benares, Mirzapur handmade dari, and Varanasi wooden lacquer ware and toys.

A variety of household and decorative items are made, including vases, pots, lamps, plates, vessels, teapots,

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ITRHD works closely with the potters specialising in black pottery, helping them sell their products directly to customers, hence, reducing the role of middlemen.

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MARVELS OF NORTHEAST INDIA

The Seven Sister states, as Northeast India is fondly called, are bestowed with gorgeous green expanses, undulating hills and attractions that will tug at your heart!

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HOW TO REACH Land at Imphal Airport.

Loktak Lake is situated at a distance of 39 km from Manipur.

MUST-SEE Make a visit to the INA (Indian National Army) Museum.

USP Deer spotting at Keibul Lamjao National Park.

LOKTAK LAKE, MANIPUR When in Northeast India, visit the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only floating National Park-Keibul Lamjao at Loktak Lake in Manipur. This is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, famous for its circular floating swamps called phumdis (floating vegetation).

Loktak is an ancient lake with a crucial role in Manipur's economy.

Additionally, it serves as a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water supply. The lake is surrounded by residences of fishermen who live in phumdis, also called phumshongs, which are a series of floating islands, exclusively found here. The islands that attract most visitors are Sendra and Phubala.

Grass carp, silver carp, anabas testudineus, mirror carp and Burmese flying barb are some of the fish species that can be found in this lake. There are over 233 species of flora to be explored here!

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MAJULI ISLAND, ASSAM

HOW TO REACH

Majuli is a lush green, pristine and pollution-free freshwater island in the Brahmaputra river, located at a distance of 50 km from the city of Jorhat in Upper Assam. Majuli is one idyllic heaven where you can roam around the rice paddies and have a view of the scenic villages around.

Land at Rowriah Airport in Jorhat, 50 km away from Majuli.

MUST-SEE Picturesque monasteries

USP Varied species of birds like the greater rackettailed drongo, whistling ducks and Siberian cranes.

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Majuli once held a Guinness World Record for being the world’s biggest river island, but it’s slowly being washed away by the fastmoving waters of the Brahmaputra

river. Since the 16th century, the satras (monasteries dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu) here have been a sacred part of their culture. These are learning centres of neo-Vaishnavite philosophy. There are 22 satras here, the first of which was established in the 16th century

by Sankaradeva, the father of Assamese culture.

Ferries are the only choice for reaching the island, and they operate only during the day.

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LIVING ROOT BRIDGES, MEGHALAYA Recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Living Root Bridges in Meghalaya are made of rubber tree roots, known as Ficus elastica tree. The single-decker and doubledecker root bridges in Cherrapunji form the prime attractions for travellers. It is said that walking on the bridges brings you close to nature in the most special way possible.

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HOW TO REACH Land at Shillong Airport, which is 80 km away from Cherrapunji.

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The root bridges are extraordinarily strong and can support 50 or more people at a time. As they are alive and still growing, the bridges actually gain strength over time.

Some of these bridges are over 500 years old, grow as long as 170 feet and soar 80 feet above the streams they cross. The village people still use some of the root bridges for daily commute.

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MUST-SEE Mawsmai Cave, situated six km from Cherrapunji, is known for natural formations.

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HOW TO REACH The nearest domestic airport is in Dimapur, situated at a distance of 74 km.

MUST-SEE Head to Mt. Tenipu, the highest peak in Manipur.

USP Situated at a distance of 8 km from Dzukou Valley, Kisama Heritage Valley is another must-visit.

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DZUKOU VALLEY, NAGALAND Famous for its multi-coloured flooring of flowers, Dzükou Valley is also known as “The Valley of Flowers of the Northeast”. It sits high amidst the clouds, looking gorgeous at the interstate boundary of Nagaland and Manipur. You can witness the beauty of the blooming flowers the most during the monsoon season, the most famous being dzukou lily.

The term dzukou is an Angami/ Mao word meaning “cold water”, referring to the stream of ice-cold water flowing through the valley.

Dzükou Valley offers a lot more than just sightseeing. You can go for rock climbing or hiking during your stay there. The valley also has natural caves to be explored.

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TRIPURA

HOW TO REACH Agartala Airport in Tripura is the nearest airport.

MUST-SEE Ujjayanta Palace is the best place to learn about Tripura's culture.

USP Buy souvenirs ranging from metalwork to pottery to glassware, shell craft, and much more.

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PRIMITIVE ART IN TRIPURA Folk culture forms the backbone of Tripuraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditions and lifestyle and is well reflected in their delicately rhythmic dance and singing forms.

Unakoti, around 135 km from the state capital, Agartala, is a holy site in Kailasahar subdivision of Tripura.

The mountain edges that carry life-size rock carvings lure a lot of travellers. The hilly terrains are engraved with the images of Uma-Maheshwar, Vishnu, fivefaced Shiva, Ganesha, Hanuman, and Ravana. It is believed that the archaeological wonder of this site dates back somewhere between the 7th and 9th centuries. The primitive murals, unrefined rock carvings and the natural beauty alongside the waterfall are a charm for the tourists.

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Located amidst the Eastern Himalayan ranges and perched at a height of over 10,000 ft above sea level, the town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is famous for its 400-year-old monastery.

Tawang is accessible from Guwahati Airport.

This monastery is a treasure trove of Tibetan Buddhist culture.

The Parkhang Hall within the monastery has a library that houses a good collection of rare Buddhist manuscripts and thanka paintings (traditional Tibetan paintings on cloth). Apart from its religious importance, Tawang's natural beauty is mesmeric too.

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THE FOOD OF MIZORAM The cuisine of Mizoram will tickle your taste buds in a way that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll crave for more of it.

Mizo food has a perfect blend of North Indian and Chinese elements. It is this combination that gives it a unique taste. Mostly, the food preparations are nonvegetarian but vegetables in Mizo food are an integral component.

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Bai, Vawksa Rep, Koat Pitha and Sanpiau are some of the dishes to look out for when you explore the capital city, Aizawl. There are few restaurants that serve authentic Mizo food today. To experience picturesque views with tantalising food, you must visit the Flavours of Mizoram food festival at the Ants CafĂŠ.

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VALLEY OF FLOWERS Kaas plateau turns into a colourful carpet immediately after monsoons with more than 200 varieties of wild flowers, herbs, orchids, shrubs and insectivorous plants Words: Khursheed Dinshaw

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ne of Maharashtra’s valued treasures and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kaas is a picturesque plateau of invaluable biodiversity.

The plateau is a three-hour-drive from Pune and is tucked in the Western Ghats, one of the biodiversity-rich hotspots in the world. Due to their unique location, the Western Ghats receive excellent rainfall during monsoons, often as high as 2,500 mm.

As we entered the plateau, we saw delightful flowers in purple, yellow, magenta, red, orange, rust brown, pink, and white, set amidst the backdrop of the blue–grey Sahyadri mountains.

The air was crisp, fresh and unpolluted.

While shutterbugs were clicking nature’s marvellous creations, other visitors were occupied with their field books, patiently trying to correctly identify as many flora and fauna as they could. Kids were particularly enjoying the Mickey Mouse flowers (or Smithia Hirsute). With yellow petals and a red centre, these flowers aptly resemble the famous cartoon character.

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that satisfies children, botanists, and nature lovers alike.

The beautiful yellow sonki flowers complimented the tiny pink gestacia procumus flowers. Near some of the wet patches, we found the popular mahabringraj plant from which the mahabringraj ayurvedic oil is made. The purple insectivorous flower eutricularia eats small insects, which are not visible to the human eye, through bladders that trap the insects on their surface.

During the monsoons, the basalt layer formed during volcanic eruption gets eroded, dissolving the soluble nutrients and leaving behind iron oxide, which gives Kaas its distinctive brownish-red colour. As we walked around, dew from the grass collected on our footwear even though it was 11 am. The grass itself was of various colours and textures; some of them with long stems resembled wheat in appearance.

On the plateau, there is a pattern known as the gallery forest where because of volcanic eruption, layers of soil and basalt have been formed naturally. So wild flowers and six inchhigh shrubs grow on a thin layer of soil beneath, which is hard basalt rock.

Thus, a heavy shower is enough to make them sprout.

Sunlight was playing hide and seek with the visitors. We composed our photo as the sunlight fell on the flowers and before we could click, it started drizzling almost instantly.

Disappointment was writ on our faces only to be replaced by big smiles once the sun came out again. This hide-andseek has its own charm.

Because of this peculiar composition of layers, typical plants that grow here are known as annual monsoon plants. They complete their lifecycle within threefour months of the monsoon. Watching flowers at Kaas is an aesthetic hobby

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Due to it's unique location, the Western Ghats receive excellent rainfall during monsoons, often as high as 2,500 mm. as crested buntings, Malabar crested larks, oriental white-eyes and bonelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eagle are usually sighted. As this plateau has the characteristics of a highland mountain grassland, one finds grasslandinhabiting birds along with birds of prey.

For me, the butterflies active in the sunlight, the light green of the plants, the dark-hued trees and the brown of the laterite rocks resembled natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting, while the flowers were motifs of her creativity and generosity.

While walking, we also got to see a greyish-green substance on the trees, known as lichen, which is a combination of algae and fungus. Algae containing chlorophyll makes its own food, while fungus ensures that there is adequate moisture available, as both live together in harmony. A major threat to the flowers and shrubs on Kaas comes from

Karvi, an abundantly growing shrub.

Some of the species that are under threat due to Karvi include seropagia, dipcadi, drossera, flamengia, murdania and smithia among a variety of orchids and ferns.

Adding another dimension to the beauty of the Valley of Flowers was the Kaas Lake, situated close to the valley itself. Interestingly, underwater flora is quite abundant here, which makes the Kaas Lake a delightful expedition for botanists. It is also a perennial source of water for the western part of Satara City.

When it was time to leave Kaas, we left leaving nothing behind but our footprints and taking nothing away but memories just the way mother nature would have wanted.

Kaas is accessible from Pune International Airport, located at a distance of 140 km.

ENTRY CHARGES The entry charge is `100, while children below 12 years and senior citizens with a valid ID proof can enter for free. The cut-off limit for visitors is 3,000 per day.

WEATHER The weather at Kaas is unpredictable and changes quickly from bright sunlight to heavy showers within a few minutes.

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Mutton Hyderabadi biryani by The Biryani Project

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Aromatic and wholesome, biryani is one dish whose taste and flavour vary from one corner to the other of the country Words: Chhavi Nagpal

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f there is one thing people across states, cultures and religions in India will agree on, it is the royal taste of biryani that trumps everything else. Steamy potatoes, juicy meat, boiled rice, the large variety of spices, one's tongue can drool just at the imagination of it all. However, it is common knowledge that biryani is of several types. It has as much varieties as there are communities in India.

Following are our few favourite biryani variations that help us understand the different tastes of India a little better.

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The Awadhi cuisine is popular for giving the world the dum art of cooking over slow fire. The Lucknowi biryani is a product of that very style. For this biryani, the rice is cooked separately in garden-fresh spices and the marinated chicken is added later. This is done to bring out the right amount of flavour.

What sets Lucknowi biryani apart is that it is made with whole spices alone instead of the usual ground spices.

No pudina or mint leaves are added, and yellow chilli powder is sprinkled

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generously to give it a bright colour for presentation. While this may sound exotic, no biryani is complete without an accompaniment, help yourself with a side of raita (yoghurt) or a spicy gravy.

HYDERABADI

Originating in the kitchen of the Nizam of Hyderabad, with alternative stories of Mongol-Turk conqueror Taimur or Mumtaz Mahal bringing it to India, the Hyderabadi biryani is simply an explosion of flavours in the mouth.

The rice is layered with golden fried onions, chillies, mint leaves and meat.

Usually goat meat is preferred but it is also cooked with chicken. Apart from the meat, taste is lent to the basmati rice by yoghurt, freshly ground spices, lemon, saffron and coriander.

Hyderabadi biryani is of two types:

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Adit Madan, founder, The Biryani Project reveals, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say biryani and my mouth starts watering. This love for biryani led me to explore the varieties. While Hyderabadi and Lucknowi are the most popular variants, every region has its own unique variant.

South India alone has more than 100 varieties of biryani and one must try Ambur biryani in Tamil Nadu and Coorg biryani in Karnataka."

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MEMONI

Developed by the Gujarati-Sindhi Memon community across India and Pakistan, this biryani is extremely spicy. People might feel it to be similar to the Sindhi one, but the recipe does not call for similar use of food colouring. Very little tomato is used in the recipe, thus, the colour of the biryani is not orange. It is made with lamb, yogurt, fried onions, ground spices and potatoes. Since the food colouring is missing, the rich original colour of the meat and the spices take over the presentation.

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AMBUR

Ambur biryani originates in Tamil Nadu.

Its preparation varies a little from the traditional. Hence, the rice and meat are cooked separately before they are brought together in a vessel, which is covered to cook the combination in typical dum style. Brinjal masala , dalcha or sour brinjal act as perfect side dishes for this biryani. The authentic Ambur biryani does not use garam masala or coriander powder, instead it uses whole spices with dried red chilli paste with a gravy in a curd base. The Ambur biryani uses squat seeraga samba rice, a traditional Tamil Nadu variety.

KOLKATA

When Awadh's last Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah came to Kolkata (then Calcutta) after he was exiled, he brought his personal chef with him. Once they settled down, the Nawab realised

that he could no longer afford meat for his biryani. This way, the Kolkata biryani was born! A local specialty supplemented with potatoes for their easy availability, this biryani, like most dishes Bengali, has a sweet tinge to it and uses mild spices. Potato is an integral ingredient, apart from the boiled eggs that layer the rice. While it is not a necessary addition, if one does decide to use meat here, the marination has to be done with a yoghurt base. The marinade further consists of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cardamom. If meat is used, it is cooked separately from the rice. The rice is also flavoured with ketaki water or rose water along with saffron.

BHATKALI

An integral part of the Navayath cuisine in the coastal region of Karnataka, the Bhatkali biryani is a must-have at their wedding feasts. With a heady flavour, this biryani stands apart for its bashful mix of spices. The rice and chicken are enthusiastically infused with masalas .

Within the first bite, one gets a taste of the fiery red chillies and the sweetness of sautĂŠed onions blended well within the succulent chicken chunks.

Needless to say, it is a delight for food lovers. The meat is cooked in an onion and green chilli-based masala and layered with fragrant rice.

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Go beyond the usual clichĂŠs of the touristy city and add these lesser-known gems to your itinerary Words: Kalyani Prasher

Shikara ride on Dal Lake, Srinagar, J&K

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hether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, there is no time that is wrong for visiting Srinagar. An evergreen destination, you go to Kashmir’s capital for the floral splendour of spring, the cool and crisp summers, the burnished chinars in autumn and snowy scapes in the winter.

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Life in Srinagar revolves around the Dal Lake, which is indeed very beautiful – you can’t take your eyes off it no matter how many times you pass it by. But forget that must-do shikara ride on the Dal for a moment, and skip those Mughal gardens. Instead, spend time exploring a different side of the city. About a 20-minute drive from town, through a beautiful, scenic, tree-lined drive you can reach Pari Mahal, or Abode of Angels, built by Dara

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While in Pahalgam, extend your stay and visit areas around the mountain town.

Aru Valley, Betaab Valley and Chandanwari, where you can walk on a glacier, are all places of immense scenic beauty. Prepare to deal with crowds, especially on weekends. For best effect, take a picnic basket and join the locals on a nice sunny day to enjoy the scenery of Kashmir.

Shikoh around 1645 AD. A fabulous example of Islamic architecture, this beautiful palace is built like a layered garden over seven levels and offers absolutely stunning views of the Zabarwan Mountains, the Dal Lake and the whole city of Srinagar. Standing at the edge of the top level, you feel like you are at one with nature and at the zenith of the world. There are never more than a handful of locals around here, sometimes playing badminton in the garden or just sitting around and chatting, and if you go on a weekday you can have the whole place to yourself. Spend some time photographing the beautiful surrounding, and taking in the natural splendour. But more than that, spend time with yourself here, in the quiet beauty of this forgotten palace.

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there is nothing but meat and rice in Kashmir but the cuisine here goes way beyond rogan josh, rista and goshtaba – the best known local dishes. You can try these staples at your hotel but for something different, step out and find Hotel Akbar Residency on Durganag Road and order the grilled trout for a meal to remember. Vegetarians needn’t despair, contrary to what people think Kashmiri cuisine has a wide variety of vegetarian dishes the best of which are tamatar chaaman (cottage cheese in a tomato gravy), haaq (a type of sautéed spinach) and nadru yakhni (lotus stem in yogurt-based gravy). Ahdoos on Residency Road is a well-known restaurant in town where you can try these dishes.

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The touristy thing to do is to stay on a houseboat and, while that has its own charm, it is not the most comfortable stay option what with the houseboats parked in stagnant water and built in a somewhat cramped way. The Grand Palace is an obvious choice, with its beautiful gardens and lovely old-world

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rooms, but if that doesn’t fit your budget then a nice option tucked away near Nishat Bagh is Fortune Resort Heevan. A small pretty hotel with a nice big garden restaurant, this hotel is reasonably priced and offers all the comforts of a five star. The best part is the food here; ask for the Kashmiri dish of the day and you will not be disappointed. With windows looking out on to the Zabarwan mountains, the Dal Lake and Nishat Bagh at walking distance and beautiful old-world architecture, this less-known hotel is definitely one of the best stay options in the city.

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market and shops and enter this quiet, leafy lane where you can find boutique after boutique (and importantly, ATMs, as some shops may not accept cards) offering all things beautiful and bright.

Kashmiri handicraft such as papiermâché trays and curios, walnut wood products, pashmina shawls, and local embroidery is widely available on this road and you can finish all your shopping within a few steps. For saffron and dry fruit, the best store here is ABK, or Amin Bin Khalik, from whom all the locals buy walnuts, apricots and almonds. If you want to buy pashmina shawls, you are probably better off comparing prices between the stores at Polo View and the J&K Government Emporium nearby.

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Extend your stay in Kashmir by adding a two-day excursion from Srinagar.

You have a lot of options. Three hours away is the beautiful valley of Pahalgam, where you can live by the beautiful River Lidder and enjoy the cool shadow of the Pir Panjal mountain range. You can also opt to go to Sonmarg, about 2.5 hours away by road and stay a few days in the ‘meadow of gold’ so called because of the play of sunlight on its snowcapped peaks. About two hours away is the famous hill station of Gulmarg, where in the winter you can ride the gondola and go skiing or simply enjoy stunning snow views atop the Apharwat Peak. aaiofficial

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vkBoha lnh esa cuk ;g fdyk ’kgj ds vkd"kZd dsanzksa esa ls ,d gSA cyqvk iRFkj dh igkM+h ij cus bl nqxZ dh fxurh Hkkjr ds lokZf/kd nqHksZ| fdyksa esa gksrh gSA rhu oxZ fdyksehVj ds nk;js esa Q+Sys bl fdys dh ÅapkbZ 35 QqV gSA Åaps iBkj ij cus bl fdys rd igqapus ds nks jkLrs gSaA ,d Xokfy;j xsV dgykrk gS rFkk nwljk ÅjokbZ xsVA ;g fdyk e/;dkyhu LFkkiR; ds vn~Hkqr uewuksa esa ls ,d gSA blesa dbZ ,sfrgkfld Lekjd] cq) fogkj ,oa tSu rhFkZadj gSaA buds vfrfjDr ;gka xwtjh egy] ekuflag egy] tgkaxhj egy] dj.k egy ,oa ’kkgtgka egy Hkh gSaA ;g fdyk eq[;r% nks Hkkxksa esa foHkkftr gS] eq[; fdyk ,oa xwtjh egy] ekuflag egyA bu fdyksa dk fuekZ.k jktk eku flag us djok;k FkkA xwtjh egy dk fuekZ.k mUgksaus viuh fiz; jkuh e`xu;uh

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okys J)kyqx.kksa dks [kkus dks Lokfn"V yaxj feyrk gS rFkk eu dks r`Ir dj nsus okyh xq#ok.kh lquus dks feyrh gSA

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frxjk cka/k

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HkbZ okg! dslfj;k nw/k dk tokc ugha Q+kydk ckt+kj esa fLFkr nw/k dh nqdku ij oYMZ fjdkWMZ gksYMj euh"k tSu dh Q+saV ns[kdj yksx gSjku jg tkrs gSaA o"kZ 2011 esa euh"k us 4-26 QqV yach nw/k Q+saVdj viuk uke fxuht+ cqd vkWQ+ oYMZ fjdkWM~lZ dh lwph esa ntZ djk;k FkkA vius vki esa ;g vuwBk fjdkWMZ vc Hkh cjdjkj gSA ;gka dh fo’ks"krk dsoy oYMZ fjdkWMZ gh ugha gS vfirq d<+kgh ds nw/k ds nhokus Hkh cgqr yksx gSaA nw/k ihus okyksa dh ;gka HkhM+ yxh jgrh gSA bl nw/k esa vlyh dslj dk bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA mldk Lokn Hkh yksxksa dh T+kqcku ij cuk jgrk gSA blfy, yksx bls HkSjaV dslfj;k nw/k dgrs gSaA BaM ds ekSle esa ;gka lkS yhVj nw/k rd bLrseky gks tkrk gSA ;gka feyus okys nw/k esa cknke] fiLrk] Nqvkjs ,oa dktw gh bldk Lokn c<+krs gSaA d<+kgh esa nw/k tc xeZ gksus yxrk gS rc ml ij eykbZ te tkrh gSA ;g eykbZ Hkh nw/k dk Lokn c<+krh gSA

e/kqj laxhr dh ygfj;ksa ij vB[ksfy;ka djrs izrhr gksrs gSaA ’kke fcrkus ds fy, ge y’dj ls ckM+k dh vksj py iM+sA vkWVks fofHkUu ekxksZa ls gksrk gqvk pyk tk jgk FkkA ge nkSyrxat] banzxat] ek/kksxat ls gksrs gq, ubZ lM+d] ljkZQ+k ckt+kj gksrs gq, ckM+k tk igqapsA bu ckt+kjksa dh jkSud ns[krs gh curh gSA ljkZQ+k ckt+kj ds dksus esa fLFkr lksuw pkV HkaMkj ij ;qofr;ksa dh HkhM+ yxh gqbZ FkhA os lso&iwjh] ikuh ds crk’ks ,oa ngh ds crk’ks [kk jgh FkhaA mlds lkFk gh d`".k dh iks’kkdksa dh nqdku FkhA geus ogka ls dkUgk ds fy, lqanj iks’kkdsa] eqdqV ,oa vkHkw"k.k [+kjhnsA ogha ij pwfM+;ksa dh Hkh dbZ vkd"kZd nqdkusa fLFkr gSa tgka ij efgykvksa dh HkhM+ meM+h iM+h FkhA fnuHkj ?kweus ds dkj.k ge csgn Fkd pqds Fks vkSj Vkaxsa tokc ns pqdh Fkha fdarq eu ogka ls tkus dk gh ugha gks jgk FkkA fny dj jgk Fkk fd iwjk ckt+kj ?kwe MkysaA vkidks vxj ehBk [kkuk ilan gS rks vki ogka feyus okyh fo'ks"k xt+d vFkok cQ+hZ vo’; [kk,aA ;g vkidks cgqr ilan vk,xhA ---rks vc vkidks tc Hkh volj feys] vki vius fe=ksa vFkok lxs&lacfa /k;ksa ds lkFk Xokfy;j dh xfy;ksa dh lSj djus pys tk,aA ogka ds i;ZVd LFky vkidks cgqr Hkk,axAs 67

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PUNE AIRPORT

A BOOST TO INFRASTRUCTURE The Pune Airport, a perfect example of space management engineering and teamwork, is gaining in reputation and size

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une in Maharashtra is the eighth-largest metropolis in India and is famous for several noteworthy reasons, including its legacy of being the bastion of Maratha King Shivaji. Referred as the ‘Queen of the Deccan’, ‘Oxford of the East’, and the ‘Detroit of India’, Pune is a city full of 68

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universities and colleges-it has more than 100 educational institutes and nine universities. One of its greatest claims to fame is that the game of badminton was invented in Pune in the 19th century.

Pune also ranks high among the historically-rich destinations in the country with Shaniwar Wada, Lal aaiofficial

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Mahal, Aga Khan Palace, Raja Kelkar Museum, National War Museum, etc, as major tourist attractions. With the sixth-largest metropolitan in terms of economy, Pune has become a prominent location for Information Technology (IT) manufacturing companies, educational institutions and other industries related to IT.

HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT

Spread across 26 acres of defence land, the Pune Airport is an Airports Authority of India (AAI)-managed Civil Enclave. It is located at a proximity of 10 km from the Pune Railway Station, suitable for Code C Aircraft, A-320, A-321, A-319/B-737.

There are approximately 190 scheduled domestic operations and four scheduled international operations to Dubai (Air India Express and SpiceJet), Abu Dhabi (Jet Airways) and Frankfurt (Lufthansa) from here.

Launched in 1939 as a base for the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Pune Airport has a

Awarded third position as the Best Airport in 5-15 million passenger’s category by Airport Council International for the year 2017.

Indian Institute of Supply Chain Management awarded the airport as Public Sector Enterprise of the year 2016 for effectively managing more than 5 million passengers in 2015-2016 with limited infrastructure.

Top Management Consortium Award of Excellence for the year 2017-18 for Public Administration/Aviation by the gracious hands of His Excellency, Shri Shriniwas Patil, Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim.

1. The Security Hold Area at Pune Airport 2. Canopy at the entrance of Pune Airport

history of its own. Post-Independence, it was used as the Lohegaon base of the Indian Air Force (IAF). In 1997, the airport was converted to a Customs Airport. The airport was certified as an international airport in 2005 and is now a fully operational aviation hub.

The Pune Airport is the seventhbusiest domestic airport in India and the ninth-busiest, if we consider both domestic and international footfall. Amongst all AAI airports, it is the third-busiest in terms of domestic footfall and fourthbusiest, considering both domestic and international traffic. The Pune Airport is a 24-hour airport, and the airfield is equipped with night landing facilities too, as the IAF operates Pune’s Air Traffic Control.

The airport has a 2,535 m runway. A 2,200 m x 23 m parallel taxiway has been constructed by AAI to facilitate civil operations on the southern side.

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SPACE MANAGEMENT

Built on a Civil Enclave, the terminal building was redeveloped on the existing land. The Pune Airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s space management engineering is earning appreciation from its users and from international and national organisations with awards and letters of appreciation.

The success is in sync with the corporate goal of bringing all the available space at the airport under efficient use; both in terms of the terminal building on the city side and airside.

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passengers. As of August 2018, the total handling capacity is 10 million passengers. Initially, the Security Hold Area (SHA) was 3,180 sq.m. It was extended by 1,560 sq.m, increasing the SHA to 4,740 sq.m, a 49 per cent increase over the original area available.

In the next phase, the SHA will be further extended by 700 sq.m.

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In sync with the vision of efficient development, the Pune Airport has introduced 12 new baggage check-in counters and added 13 new Common User Self-Service (CUSS) counters at the check-in area for faster flow of passengers at the airport. With four newly-installed immigration 3

The sole purpose of development remains to enhance the operational output of the passengers and aircraft as well as enhance non-aeronautical revenue. It is the team spirit of the airport staff that is helping to achieve the dream of making it the highest revenue earning, as well as the most-efficient airport.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC

The airport handled 8.2 million passengers in 2017-18, which is one of the highest of all airports in India. The Pune Airport is one of the very few, if not the only, airports in the country that has steadily been increasing its passenger-handling capacity in spite of land, structural and infrastructural constraints within the terminal building. The total area of the terminal building was 22,300 sq.m in 2014-15, with a capacity to handle 4.1 million 70

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counters, the number of counters has increased to 10 for better facilitation of international flyers.

There is also increase in SHA-1 Ground Floor by 350 sq. m, 800 sq.m. on SHA-2 First Floor Area and 210 sq.m. in SHA-2 area thus, easing the congestion during peak hours.

The seating capacity of SHA has also increased from 650 seats to 1,700 seats. There has also been an increase in the boarding gates from four to six in SHA-1 and from two to six in SHA-2 for better management of passengers.

Providing information is one important function of an airport; therefore 21 Flight Information Display systems (FIDs) have been installed at various locations in the terminal building along with two large-size FIDs on the city side of the airport.

FUTURE PLANS l With an aim to provide a hassle-free airport experience, construction of Apron and Link Taxi Track worth `10 crores has been approved. l New Integrated Terminal Building of 42,000 sq.m. is on the cards. The terminal building has been approved with an approximate budget of `400 crores and the tendering work for the same is in process.

The Pune Airport has provision for building three new Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) in the coming year. Also, the conveniences at the terminal building will get a facelift, thus ensuring comfort for passengers. l

Shri. Ajay Kumar joined Pune International Airport on May 22, 2015. He is the overall in charge of Operations, Commercial, Land Management, CNS etc. He has over 20 years of experience in planning and designing of systems, specialising in electronic and electro-mechanical installation like passenger boarding bridges, conveyor belts, travellators, design of visual aids for runways, etc.

High-performance LED fittings are provided on airside resulting in 50 per cent power saving with 30-40 per cent increase in the illumination level. The airport has also introduced robotassisted, food-dispensing outlets for the convenience of passengers.

The Pune Airport constructed two canopies, one on the airside and the other on the city side, that run the length of the airline ticketing counters. Also, construction of a new International Cargo Terminal is underway at the airport to aid the industries in and around Pune.

To keep a check on air pollution inside the airport premises, the airport has installed four air purifier filters on the city side of the terminal building. These units tackle dust, suspended particle matter, undissolved gases, carbon and smog, keeping the airport premises pollution-free.

With every passing year, the footfall at the Pune Airport is rising as the city gains popularity with tourists for its pleasant weather and lush-green getaways close by.

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SAFEGUARDING SKIES FROM AVIFAUNA

Aviation safety personnel are always on high alert to keep airplanes away from the danger of bird strikes with technology and human vigilance Words: Sunil Kumar Oberoi, Executive Director, Directorate of Aviation Safety, AAI

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viation is the fastest growing sector in India's transport industry. The Asia Pacific region, in particular, is undergoing unprecedented growth. This growth rate is expected to continue in the coming decade. It is estimated that Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aviation market will be higher than the combined markets of Europe and North America in the near future. As the aviation sector grows, safety measures associated with the airports remain the top-most priority for all authorities.

THE PROBLEM OF BIRD STRIKES

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safety management to be of utmost importance as human or technological errors could potentially affect thousands of passengers and aircraft operations.

AAI has put safety measures in place to provide assurance to travellers. Birds are attracted to an airport for one of the three reasons: food, water or shelter. Bird strikes have remained a constant threat to aircraft. The first fatal bird strike in the world was documented in the year 1912 when the Wright Flyer encountered a flock of gulls. Since then, thousands of airplane bird strikes have occurred each year, as birds get sucked into the engine and cause damage to the aircraft. At times, they strike the glass pane or the wing tips, damaging vital avionics. Authorities have

taken various safety and conservation measures to curtail these potentially harmful and dangerous situations.

AVIATION SAFETY IN ACTION

AAI, while maintaining airports and handling air traffic in designated airspaces, adheres to the provisions of Safety Management Systems (SMS).

The Aviation Safety Directorate in AAI looks after the maintenance of safety standards in all AAI-owned airports.

Airport bird-control techniques help the vast majority of airplanes avoid significant damage because of bird strikes. Though it is common, the conscientious airport officials put much effort to mitigate any such risk, as per the regulations and

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guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India. DGCA also conducts surveillance audits of all civil airports to ensure the compliance of Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR).

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Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) guns and reflecting films are deployed on both sides of runways at the airports to scare away the birds.

Solar acoustic devices are used along the approach path of the landing aircraft and in the touchdown area of a runaway to reduce bird activity in the area.

Laser guns and bursting of crackers are also common practices so that bird activity can be minimised on and around the runway.

Human vigilance also has a role to play in preventing a bird strike; regular levelling and grading of operational areas are done to avoid water logging, thus, preventing breeding of insects, which attract birds.

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or iron nets to prevent birds from preying on insects. Airport authorities take swift action for regular and effective garbage removal from the airport sites and from the surrounding areas.

Bird Chasers have been employed in operational areas and frequent inspections of runways and movement areas are carried out to prevent any bird threat.

Safety measures also include regular grass-cutting and spraying of insecticides within the airport.

Moreover, steps are being taken to educate people on the things that they can do to prevent bird strikes, including distribution of pamphlets on “Do’s and Don’ts” at airports. Awareness display boards are installed in the vicinity of airports highlighting the importance of cleanliness in the area. Initiatives are being taken to engage agencies for the scientific study of birds behaviour, and agricultural universities are also involved in coming up with methods to restrict the growth of airside vegetation. Also, keeping the airport environment neat and clean, i.e. not only the area inside the airport but also to a radius of 10 km around the airport area free of meat shop, open drainages, open dustbins, etc. is important and necessary for safe aircraft operations.

AAI conducts regular meetings concerning safety measures with stakeholders at the airport and the state machinery. These meetings review the issues affecting the safety, according to which decisions are taken to mitigate hazards. The Aviation Safety Directorate in AAI conducts SMS training programmes for all its operational employees and undertakes regular inspections of airports to ensure the maintenance of safety standards.

MAINTAINING THE RIGHT BALANCE

Methodical execution of the programmes is needed to minimise the depository of food, water and shelter for birds near an airport. Appropriate habitat management is required, but no devices and techniques will quickly solve the problem of bird strikes unless people aren’t motivated to keep the airports and the surroundings clean. Managing birds at an airport is a complex endeavour, which can be addressed more effectively with the valuable participation of travellers and people residing in areas close to airports. Combined efforts from the community and the airport authorities will make the process of mitigating the threat to aircraft from birds easier without significantly damaging the ecological balance.

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AURANGABAD AIRPORT

AN ODE TO CULTURE Aiming to increase the tourist influx at Buddhist sites in India, the Aurangabad Airport welcomed delegates to the 6th International Buddhist Conclave 2018, themed ‘Buddha Path – The Living Heritage’ Words: Corporate Communications Team, CHQ 2

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conclave had religious and spiritual dimensions, academic themes and diplomatic and business components.

DECKING UP THE AURANGABAD AIRPORT Aurangabad, known for its Buddhist heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora, has always been a major tourist attraction.

Ellora Caves are rock-hewn temples and monasteries 30 km away from the city. There are 34 caves: 12 Mahayana Buddhist Caves, 17 Hindu caves and five caves dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Ajanta Caves, which lie 100 km from

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irports Authority of India (AAI) provides world-class facilities to all travellers through its airports that not only act as a gateway but also familiarise guests with local art and culture. The recently-held 6th International Buddhist Conclave 2018 (IBC), a four-day event from August 2326, 2018, is a good example of culture and tradition being celebrated at AAI's Aurangabad Airport.

PROMOTING TOURISM

A platform to encourage more tourists to visit the Buddhist destinations in India, the conclave was inaugurated

by Honourable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi and continued at Ajanta, Rajgir, Bodhgaya and Sarnath on the theme, ‘Buddha Path – The Living Heritage’. An event was organised in Aurangabad too on August 24, 2018 by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, in association with Ministry of Tourism and the state governments of Maharashtra, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, as an extension of the inauguration in New Delhi. Japan participated as the ‘Partner Country for IBC-2018.’ The

1. Team Aurangabad Airport ready to welcome the delegates 2. Rangoli display at the Aurangabad Airport for welcoming of guests

OBJECTIVES Showcase and promote Buddhist Heritage in India.

Boost tourism to Buddhist sites in the country.

Cultivate friendly ties with countries and communities interested in Buddhism.

Aurangabad, were once the retreat of Buddhist monks with several chaityas (prayer or assembly halls) and viharas (monastery or dwellings). Chaitya shrines were dedicated to Lord Buddha and vihara monasteries were used by the Buddhists monks for meditation. The paintings and sculptures in the caves depict incidents from the life of the Buddha and various divinities as well as images from the Jataka tales, which are stories of Buddha in his many lives and forms. The magnificent murals in the caves are a huge tourist attraction.

Following the theme, Atithi Devo Bhava, AAI’s Aurangabad Airport welcomed all the delegates, monks and representatives from consulates in a traditional style. AAI staff, including the Airport Director, greeted the guests as they walked down the arrival corridor decorated with flower petals. The terminal building was adorned with Buddhist flags, paintings of Buddha, rangoli designs, hand-woven sarees and banners. The airport also gave a water canon salute to both the aircraft carrying IBC-2018 delegation.

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About Aurangabad Airport

The Aurangabad Airport plays a significant role in connecting the historical and culturallysignificant city of Aurangabad to the rest of the world. The newly-integrated terminal building, with an elegant, stateof-the-art fascia, is equipped with modern facilities. The terminal building is indeed a marvellous piece of design, with murals, paintings and sculptures of world-famous caves sites at Ajanta. The domestic terminal has 20 airline counters and the international terminal has eight immigration and 10 custom counters. There has been a steady increase in the traffic over the years and till date it has noted close to 4,300 movements (both schedule and non-scheduled) in a year.

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1. Water canon salute to aircraft carrying IBC 2018 delegates 2. Decked up terminal of Aurangabad Airport

rich culture of the state. A few staff members wore white attire as a symbol of peace and harmony. The guests were warmly received with garlands and teekas as Buddhists chants played in the background.

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION

The event witnessed the participation of ministerial-level delegations from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Delegates from Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Russia,

Singapore, South Korea, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the USA and Vietnam also took part in the event.

NEW INITIATIVES

As a part of the conclave, the President of India launched the Ministry of Tourism website (indiathelandofbuddha.in), featuring important Buddhist sites at the inauguration event held in New Delhi.

The website will offer an opportunity for tourists to witness the splendour of Buddhism in India in a convenient and modern format.

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tkudkjh

Hkkjrh; foekuu ifjn`'; esa u, gokbZ vM~Ms 'kkfey

flfDde dks viuk igyk o vksfM’kk dks nwljk gokbZ vM~Mk feykA xksj[kiqj gokbZ vM~Ms ds u, VfeZuy Hkou dk Hkh fd;k x;k mn~?kkVu ys[k % fuxfer lapkj funs’kky;

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xfjd mM~M;u ea=ky; dh ns[kjs[k esa Hkkjrh; foekuiÙku izkf/kdj.k ns’k Hkj esa gokbZ laidZ c<+kus rFkk gokbZ vM~Mksa esa cqfu;knh lqfo/kkvksa ds fodkl ds fy, izfrc) gSA ljdkj ds lfØ; mik;ksa dk gh ifj.kke gS fd ukxfjd mM~M;u ds oSf’od ckt+kj esa Hkkjr rhozrk ls mHkj jgk gSA flfDde

esa jkT; ds igys gokbZ vM~Ms dk fuekZ.k fd;k x;k gSA bl gokbZ vM~Ms dk fuekZ.k vius vkiesa fdlh miyfC/k ls de ugha gSA bruh ÅapkbZ ij gokbZ vM~Mk cukuk fuf’pr :i ls dM+h pqukSrh Fkk ftls Hkk-fo-izk- us iwjk dj fn[kk;kA ogha >kjlqxqM+k esa Hkh u;k gokbZ vM~Mk rS;kj fd;k x;k gSA blds vykok mÙkj izns’k ds xksj[kiqj gokbZ vM~Ms ds u, VfeZuy Hkou dk mn~?kkVu fd;k x;kA 77

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>kjlqxqM+k gokbZ vM~Ms esa ;kstukc) lqfo/kk,a ● ● ● ● ●

O;Lrre le; esa lapkyu {kerk : 300 ;k=h VfeZuy {ks=Qy : 4]000 oxZ ehVj ifj;kstuk ykxr : `210 djksM+ vksfM'kk ljdkj dk ;ksxnku : `75 djksM+ ,&320 izdkj ds foekuksa ds fy, mi;qDr

>kjlqxqM+k] vksfM’kk

vksfM’kk ds ikojgkml ds :i esa izfl) >kjlqxqM+k ds gokbZ vM~Ms dk mn~?kkVu ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h Jh ujsanz eksnh }kjk 22 flrEcj] 2018 dks fd;k x;kA bl ekSds ij vksfM’kk ds jkT;iky izks- x.ks’kh yky] Jh uohu iVuk;d] vksfM’kk ds eq[;ea=h] Jh lqjs’k izHkq] dsanzh; okf.kT; o m|ksx o ukxj foekuu ea=h] Jh /kesZUnz iz/kku] dsanzh; isVªksfy;e o izkd`frd xSl rFkk dkS’ky fodkl ,oa m|ferk ea=h] Jh tq,y vksjke] tutkrh; dk;Z ea=h vkfn mifLFkr FksA eq[; fo’ks"krk,a% gokbZ vM~Ms dk u;k VfeZuy Hkou ,d vkjlhlh lexz lajpuk gS tks vR;k/kqfud ;k=h lqfo/kkvksa ls ySl gSA Hkou dk van:uh fgLlk bl {ks= dh le`) dyk ,oa laLd`fr dks mtkxj djrs gq, jkT; ds LFkkuh; gLrf’kYi] dykd`fr vkSj i;ZVu LFkyksa dks n’kkZrk gSA ’kgj dh vksj ls lkSan;Ziw.kZ :i ls ;kf=;ksa dks izd`fr ls tksM+us okys gjs&Hkjs {ks=ksa ds lkFk ySaMLdsi fd;k x;k gSA bl gokbZ vM~Ms ij i;kZIr {kerk dk lhost VªhVesaV la;a=] ckxokuh o okrkuqdwyu ds

ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h Jh ujsanz eksnh us ^mM+ku* ;kstuk ds rgr >kjlqxqM+k&jk;iqj [kaM ij ubZ foeku lsok dk Hkh mn~?kkVu fd;k fy, ’kksf/kr ty dk iqu% mi;ksx] Hkwty rkfydk dh iwfrZ ds fy, o"kkZ ty lap;u iz.kkyh] lkSj ÅtkZ iz.kkyh] ÅtkZ dq’ky ’khryu] /ofu vojks/kd ds :i esa dk;Z djus ds fy, vizksp jksM ds lkFk xzhu csYV tSlh vusd fo’ks"krk,a miyC/k gSaA >kjlqxqM+k dk u;k gokbZ vM~Mk fuLlansg if’peh vksfM’kk ds fodkl esa vge Hkwfedk fuHkk,xkA

ikD;ksax gokbZ vM~Ms esa ;kstukc) lqfo/kk,a ● ● ● ●

O;Lrre le; esa lapkyu {kerk : 100 ;k=h VfeZuy {ks=Qy : 3]200 oxZ ehVj ifj;kstuk ykxr : `553 djksM+ psd&bu dkmaVlZ : ikap

ubZ mM+ku lsok% ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h Jh ujsanz eksnh us ^mM+ku* ;kstuk ds varxZr >kjlqxqM+k&jk;iqj [kaM ij ubZ foeku lsok dk Hkh mn~?kkVu fd;kA Hkqous’oj ds ckn >kjlqxqM+k vksfM’kk dk nwljk lapkfyr gokbZ vM~Mk cu x;k gS rFkk igyk ,slk gokbZ vM~Mk gS tgka ls vkjlh,l mM+ku ds rgr Hkqous’oj] jk;iqj ,oa jkaph ds fy, vko’;d dusfDVfoVh miyC/k gksxhA blls i;ZVu dks Hkh c<+kok feysxkA

ikD;ksax] xaxVksd

¼eq[; i`"B ij½% >kjlqxqM+k gokbZ vM~Ms ds mn~?kkVu lekjksg esa mifLFkr x.kekU; O;fDr;ksa dks lacksf/kr djrs ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h Jh ujsanz eksnh ¼lcls Åij½% >kjlqxqM+k gokbZ vM~Ms dk ckgjh n`'; ¼Åij½ flfDde ds ikD;ksax gokbZ vM~Ms dk mn~?kkVu djrs ekuuh; iz/kkuea=hA muds lkFk gSa Jh lqjs’k izHkq] dsanzh; okf.kT; o m|ksx rFkk ukxj foekuu ea=h] flfDde ds jkT;iky Jh xaxk izlkn] Jh iou pkefyax] flfDde ds eq[;ea=h o vU; fof'k"V vfrfFkx.k 78

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ikD;ksax ¼xaxVksd½ esa gokbZ vM~Ms dk mn~?kkVu ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h Jh ujsanz eksnh }kjk 24 flrEcj] 2018 dks fd;k x;kA ;g mn~?kkVu flfDde ds jkT;iky Jh xaxk izlkn] Jh iou pkefyax] flfDde ds eq[;ea=h] Jh lqjs’k izHkq] dsanzh; okf.kT; o m|ksx o ukxj foekuu ea=h rFkk vU; fof'k"V vfrfFk;ksa dh mifLFkfr esa gqvkA gokbZ vM~Ms ds mn~?kkVu ds ckn flfDde rst+h ls c<+ jgs Hkkjrh; foekuu ifjn`'; esa 'kkfey gks x;k gSA AirportsAuthorityOfIndiaOfficial

flfDde ds u, xzhuQhYM gokbZ vM~Ms ikD;ksax ¼xaxVksd½ dk fogaxe n`'; ¼uhps½ bl gokbZ vM~Ms ds mn~?kkVu ds nkSjku fo'ks"k iqfLrdk dk foekspu djrs ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h

pqukSrhiw.kZ Fkk dk;Z% ikD;ksax gokbZ vM~Mk Hkkjr esa lcls ÅapkbZ okys {ks=ksa esa cus ikap gokbZ vM~Mksa esa ls ,d gSA ;g 1]399 ehVj ;k 4]590 QqV dh ÅapkbZ ij fLFkr gSA fodV Hkwry rFkk izfrdwy ekSle tSlh dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa bls iwjk djuk okLro esa pqukSrhHkjk rFkk jksekapd dk;Z FkkA ;gka ij 550 ehVj ,oa 1-7 fdyksehVj yack xfy;kjk cuk;k x;k gS ftlij ju&os rFkk VfeZuy Hkou cuk gSA bl txg dks gokbZ vM~Ms ds vuqdwy cukus ds fy, O;kid Lrj ij ft;ks&fxzM feV~Vh dk lqn`<+hdj.k rFkk <yku fLFkjhdj.k djuk iM+k FkkA bl ifj;kstuk ds rgr cukbZ xbZ et+cwr nhokj nqfu;k Hkj esa lcls Åaph et+cwr nhokjksa esa ls ,d gSA

xksj[kiqj] mÙkj izns’k

xksj[kiqj gokbZ vM~Ms ¼pj.k&nks½ ds u, VfeZuy Hkou dk mn~?kkVu mÙkj izns’k ds eq[;ea=h Jh ;ksxh vkfnR;ukFk ,oa dsanzh; okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx rFkk ukxj foekuu ea=h Jh lqjs’k izHkq }kjk fd;k x;kA bl xfjeke; volj ij dsanzh; ukxj foekuu

xksj[kiqj gokbZ vM~Ms esa ;kstukc) lqfo/kk,a ● ● ● ● ● ●

O;Lrre le; esa lapkyu {kerk : 200 ;k=h {ks=Qy ¼dSuksih lfgr½ : 23]500 oxZ ehVj psd&bu dkmaVj : pkj ,Dl&js e'khu : nks fÝfLdax cwFk : rhu lhVsa ¼lqj{kk tkap {ks=½ : 100 ;k=h

jkT; ea=h Jh t;ar flUgk] dsanzh; foÙk jkT; ea=h Jh f’ko izrki ’kqDyk] vkfn x.kekU; O;fDr mifLFkr FksA fo’ks"krkvksa dh Hkjekj% xksj[kiqj gokbZ vM~Ms ¼pj.k&nks½ dk okrkuqdwfyr VfeZuy Hkou dkap o LVhy ls fufeZr gSA ;g 23]500 oxZ QqV {ks=Qy ¼dSuksih lfgr½ esa QSyk gqvk gSA O;Lrre le; esa blesa 200 ;kf=;ksa dh lapkyu {kerk gSA ;g VfeZuy Hkou ;k=h&vuqdwy lqfo/kkvksa ls lqlfTtr gSA ;g VfeZuy Hkou psd&bu dkmaVj] lkoZtfud mn~?kks"k.kk iz.kkyh] lhlhVhoh] ih, flLVe] vfXu ’keu rFkk vfXu psrkouh iz.kkyh ls ;qDr gSA bldh dqy ykxr `22-5 djksM+ gSA 79

Jh txr izdk'k uM~Mk ekuuh; dsna hz ; ea=h LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky;

LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky; Hkkjr ljdkj Jherh vuqfiz;k iVsy ekuuh; jkT; ea=h LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky;

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Jh vf’ouh dqekj pkScs ekuuh; jkT; ea=h LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky;

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jk"Vªh; LokLF; izos’k}kj LokLF; dh izkekf.kd tkudkjh ds fy, izos’k}kj

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vk;q"eku Hkkjr iz/kkuea=h tu vkjksX; ;kstuk ¼,ch&ih,ets,okbZ½

;kstuk ds varxZr ykHk ,ch&ih,ets,okbZ dk y{; 10-74 djksM+ xjhc vkSj det+ksj ifjokjksa dks LokLF; chek miyC/k djkuk gSA bl ;kstuk dk mn~ns’; gj ifjokj dks ikap yk[k #i, dk LokLF; chek miyC/k djkuk gSA ;g ek/;fed vkSj r`rh;d vLirky esa HkrhZ ds ykHk iznku djrk gSA ih,ets,okbZ LokLF; lsokvksa esa udn jfgr vkSj dkx+t+ jfgr lqfo/kk,a iznku djrk gSA ykHkkFkhZ foÙkh; dfBukb;ksa dk lkeuk fd, fcuk xq.koÙkkijd LokLF; lsokvksa dk mi;ksx djsaxsA ykHkkFkhZ lkoZtfud vkSj lesfdr futh lqfo/kkvksa nksuksa esa ykHk mBk ldrs gSaA lkoZHkkSfed LokLF; dojst ¼;w,plh½ ds mn~ns’; dks vkxs c<+kus dh fn’kk esa ,d nwjn’khZ dne gSA

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