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 (Q. 84 & 89) KUMARI RAMYA HARIDAS : Sir, there was a proposal from the Kerala Government to construct airstrips at Wayanad, Idukki, Palakkad and some other tourist destinations and an Airport at Sabarimala, the famous pilgrimage centre. Kerala has a high density of population and very high vehicle population. As you know, there are not enough road and rail connectivity. So, my question is whether the Government of India will give financial assistance to construct airstrip to connect these tourist and pilgrimage destinations.

KUMARI RAMYA HARIDAS : During the world war period, there were a large number of air-strips constructed for military purpose in States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and many other parts of India. Does the Government have any proposal to revamp these air-strips under UDAN scheme?

SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI: I would like to inform the hon. Member that we are looking at a very large number of such unserved and underserved air-strips. Several of these have been rehabilitated and there is a presumption that many of these exist. Some of these exist only in the record books. Meanwhile, there may have been vegetation or other developments there. But more than 100 of these have been identified. The answer to the Main Question in the annexure lists the approximate dates when these could be undertaken.