Budget push: Silk City hopes for greenfield airport
Berhampur is a city in Odisha, India. The people of Berhampur are hoping that the Union Government will allot a greenfield airport to the city. Various organizations of Berhampur have been agitating for this for the past several years. The Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced construction of 50 new airports helipads and aerodromes across the country in her 202324 Union Budget. This would allow for the establishment of a greenfield airport in Berhampur.