Six more cities in Bihar will gain air connectivity, as the state cabinet on Tuesday approved the signing of an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Officials stated that the new airports will be developed in Madhubani, Birpur in Supaul, Munger, Valmiki Nagar in Bettiah, Muzaffarpur, and Saharsa under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN.

The cabinet, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, gave its go-ahead for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state's Directorate of Aviation and the AAI for developing these airports. "A total of Rs 150 crore has been allocated, with Rs 25 crore for the development of each airport," Additional Chief Secretary S Siddharth told reporters. This decision comes with just a few months remaining until the assembly elections in the state.

The cabinet also approved the issuance of the Letter of Award (LoA) to Kumar Infratrade Enterprises Ltd for the construction of a five-star hotel near Income Tax Golumber in Patna, he said. "The hotel will be developed on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, and the land will be given on a 90-year lease. The bidding process for the construction of two more five-star hotels, near Bankipore Bus Stand and near R Golumber in Patna, is also being finalised," he added.