On the new airport in Jharsuguda, officials said,
it has been developed for all weather operations including night operations for A-320 type aircraft.
SurendraNathTripathi joined Indian Administrative Service in 1985 and
served in Odisha in various capacities like Sub Collector Deogarh and Jharsuguda, Project Director DRDA in Cuttack
and Collector and District Magistrate Sambalpur before joining as Director Special Project in Panchayati Raj Department.