<h1>Infrastructure funding for airport expansion to accelerate regional tourism and prompt completion of heliport projects.</h1> The government has disbursed compensation to land acquisition beneficiaries for the Kangra airport expansion and stated additional funds are ready for release; the expansion is framed as an infrastructure measure to boost regional tourism and employment. Officials were directed to expedite construction and operationalisation of multiple heliports, with operational authorisation for two sites already obtained from the civil aviation regulator but commencement pending remaining codal formalities.