ISKCON scheme to globally airlink Ujjain

Ujjain, MP, June 26 (UNI) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has forwarded for the Union Aviation Ministry's approval a scheme to airlink this ancient temple town -- which is one the country's dozen jyotirlingas -- with domestic and international destinations.

ISKCON will soon take over an airstrip, 14 km from here along the Ujjain-Dewas road, and set up a flight training institute.

Official-level discussions are in the final stages.

The airstrip, laid a decade back, is rarely utilised. For a few years, it was used as a wheat storage area and thus sustained considerable damage. Repair has been unable to restore the airstrip to optimum conditions.

The scheme was drafted by ISKCON's principal disciple Charu who said, ''Pilots will be trained within six months and provided licenses,'' he said UNI XC-AC SRS BD1713