CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -VSS Airport, Jharsuguda is also selected for RCS operation which is a scheme of central Government of India. Jharsuguda is the district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Orissa, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jharsuguda is a city and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Veer Surendra Sai Airport (IATA: JRG, ICAO: VEJH), also known as Jharsuguda Airport, is a domestic airport serving Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spread across over 1, 027.5 acres of land with a 2, 390-metre-long runway, the area of the terminal building of the airport is 4, 000 sqm.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jharsuguda Airport (IATA: VEJH) is located 5 kilometres north-east of Jharsuguda in western Odisha, India. The airfield was used during World War II by the Allied Forces to counter Japanese advances. After the war and Indian Independence, the airfield was abandoned.