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Daily Sindhudurg-Navi Mumbai flight service to commence from Monday

Kolhapur (Sindhudurg), Nov 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Minister for Fisheries and Ports Development Nitesh Rane has announced that FLY91's flight service between Sindhudurg (Chipi) and Navi Mumbai will commence from Monday, with daily flights operating seven days a week.
Addressing the people of Sindhudurg, Rane, who is also the Guardian Minister of Sindhudurg district, said that the launch of the daily flight service would give a new impetus to tourism development and economic prosperity in the district. He expressed confidence that the service would also generate new employment opportunities, particularly in the tourism sector.
Rane said that, in the subsequent years, former minister Narayan Rane and former Guardian Ministers Deepak Kesarkar, Uday Samant and Ravindra Chavan had also made efforts to ensure that the airport remained fully operational. He added that, as the Guardian Minister, he had continued to hold meetings with concerned officials and follow up on issues such as night landing facilities, road connectivity and power supply in the vicinity of the airport to resolve technical difficulties.
Thanking the Maharashtra Chief Minister and both Deputy Chief Ministers for their cooperation in the matter, Rane said, "Not only will flights take off on November 16, but the development and tourism sectors of Sindhudurg district will also receive a major boost. Let us all come together to create new employment opportunities and work towards building a developed Sindhudurg."
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