Bihar is to get an additional airport to improve air connectivity, as tenders have been issued for the construction of a new airport in Muzaffarpur, an important city in the Tirhut belt.

Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary has confirmed the news that the tendering process of the Muzaffarpur Airport building has been done, and the building will be constructed on a pre-fabricated steel structure.

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$3.5 Million Project to Upgrade Airport

The Airport Authority has floated a tender worth ₹28.58 crore (around $3.43 million USD) for the construction and upgradation project.

The scheme includes:

Upgrading the existing airstrip to accommodate Code-2B aircraft (carrying a maximum of 20 passengers).

Construction of a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, a f

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