Air officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command (EAC) SP Dharkar called on Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga in Aizawl on Wednesday.

According to Zoramthanga, discussions were held on security measures in Mizoram and Northeast region.

Besides this, talks were held about setting up a new airport/ heliport that could be utilized for both IAF and Civil Aviation. The chief minister informed that two locations have been identified in the southern part of Mizoram for the same.

Zoramthanga took to X and wrote, “Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, @EAC_IAF Air Marshal SP Dharkar, PVSM, AVSM called on me at my Office @CMOMizoram today. It was a great pleasure to meet him. We discussed steps to enhance our air security system in Mizoram and in the NE India region that India is currently focusing on, as well as the importance of some security infrastructure in Mizoram. We also talked about the setting up of new Airport/Heliport that can be utilised for both IAF and Civil Aviation, for which we have identified two locations in the southern part of Mizoram.”