The Centre’s ambitious regional connectivity scheme, UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), has hit a major roadblock in Gujarat. Despite being announced in 2019 with much fanfare, over 17 proposed flight routes in the state are yet to take off, while several others that were operational have been grounded. 

Under the ‘UDAN’ scheme, 56 flights were announced in Gujarat, but only 39 have actually commenced. The remaining 17 flights are still not operational.

These routes mainly include Ahmedabad-Diu, Diu-Ahmedabad, Big Charter’s Daman-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Daman, Surat, Surat-Statue of Unity, Surat-Mundra, and Diu-Daman.

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, non-operational flights under ‘UDAN 5.3’ will be re-tendered on routes like Ahmedabad-Jalgaon, Jalgaon-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Statue of Unity, and Statue of Unity-Ahmedabad, among others. 

These routes include Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Jamnagar, Jamnagar-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Porbandar, Ahmedabad-Kandla, Ahmedabad-Hubli, and Hubli-Ahmedabad.

Routes with no likelihood of restarting include:

Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Jamnagar, Jamnagar-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Porbandar, Ahmedabad-Kandla, Ahmedabad-Hubli, Hubli-Ahmedabad.

Routes under ‘UDAN’ that have not yet started include:

Daman-Diu, Diu-Daman, Daman-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Daman, Dwarka-Surat, Surat-Dwarka, Statue of Unity-Surat, Surat-Statue of Unity, Diu-New Goa, Goa-Diu, Diu-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Diu, New Goa-Mundra, Mundra-New Goa, Mundra-Surat, Surat-Mundra, Mundra-Mumbai, Mumbai-Mundra, Diu-Surat, Surat-Diu, Diu-Delhi, Delhi-Diu, Ahmedabad-Keshod, Keshod-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Jalgaon, Jalgaon-Ahmedabad.

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