Adani Group will set up an MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) facility for aircraft and a training center for aviation manpower in Guwahati. Thanking the Adani Group and its chairman Gautam Adani for making big-ticket investments in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that while a commitment of Rs. 50,000 crores had been made during Advantage Assam 2.0; the group is now moving toward investments worth about Rs. 1 lakh crore. He said that an aero hub on the lines of Delhi’s Atrocity is planned around the Guwahati airport, where the Adani Group will set up an MRO facility and a training center for aviation manpower. Land acquisition work is underway to develop spaces for large concerts and modern entertainment facilities in the area. The proposed MRO facility will service both narrow-body and wide-body commercial aircraft. This move aims to make Guwahati a key aviation hub, boost regional connectivity, create skilled jobs, and strengthen Assam’s growing aviation ecosystem.
Stressing the importance of industrialization, he said that large investments are essential to create employment opportunities within the state and bring back youth working outside Assam. The Chief Minister said the new terminal of LGBI Airport, which commenced operations yesterday, is not the end of the state’s aspirations. Two five-star hotels by the Taj and Vivanta groups will be built near the terminal, giving a new identity to Assam’s service sector, said Sarma. He also informed that the new terminal will be able to handle about 13 million passengers annually, compared to seven million handled by the old terminal last year. In view of the growing traffic, plans are being made to begin construction of another terminal within the next two years. Describing the present period as a golden era of Assam’s development, the Chief Minister referred to recent infrastructure initiatives, including the inauguration of a bridge over the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati, the start of work on an elevated corridor over Kaziranga, and approval for a twin tunnel under the Brahmaputra between Gohpur and Num Aligarh. He called for cooperation from all sections of society in carrying forward Assam’s development journey.
