AGARTALA: Chief of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury on Friday in a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindhia demanding a discount of airfare on the Agartala-Kolkata route, which has immediately spiked up exorbitantly in current days.
“The folks have to avail air journey beneath compulsion, notably for medical care within the hospitals of metro cities and the scholars pursuing their larger training in a distinct a part of our nation and air route is essentially the most handy mode of transportation for Tripura however sudden value hike of airfare triggered hardship,” he said.
The present airfare for the Kolkata-Agartala Sector has reached an unprecedented excessive of Rs 17000, as the federal government has no regulation on the airways.
That is notably distressing provided that many voters depend on the extra superior healthcare services out there in Kolkata and different main cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New Delhi.
The prohibitive value of air journey is a major impediment for them, successfully denying entry to important well being companies. The aerial distance between Kolkata and Agartala is a mere 327 kilometers, making the present fare appear much more unreasonable, which wants a regulatory mechanism at the very least for Tripura-like states.
In mild of the widespread poverty in our state, the place many wrestle to satisfy even primary wants, such prices are merely untenable, Chaudhury stated including the intervention e on this matter and taking instant steps to make air journey extra inexpensive for the residents of Tripura.
A discount in airfare wouldn’t solely alleviate monetary stress but in addition doubtlessly save lives by facilitating entry to important healthcare and the opposite passengers of low-income teams, he additionally urged.
“The folks have to avail air journey beneath compulsion, notably for medical care within the hospitals of metro cities and the scholars pursuing their larger training in a distinct a part of our nation and air route is essentially the most handy mode of transportation for Tripura however sudden value hike of airfare triggered hardship,” he said.
The present airfare for the Kolkata-Agartala Sector has reached an unprecedented excessive of Rs 17000, as the federal government has no regulation on the airways.
That is notably distressing provided that many voters depend on the extra superior healthcare services out there in Kolkata and different main cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New Delhi.
The prohibitive value of air journey is a major impediment for them, successfully denying entry to important well being companies. The aerial distance between Kolkata and Agartala is a mere 327 kilometers, making the present fare appear much more unreasonable, which wants a regulatory mechanism at the very least for Tripura-like states.
In mild of the widespread poverty in our state, the place many wrestle to satisfy even primary wants, such prices are merely untenable, Chaudhury stated including the intervention e on this matter and taking instant steps to make air journey extra inexpensive for the residents of Tripura.
A discount in airfare wouldn’t solely alleviate monetary stress but in addition doubtlessly save lives by facilitating entry to important healthcare and the opposite passengers of low-income teams, he additionally urged.
