The Central region is set to be next after the Volta Region to benefit from the construction of an airstrip.

This was revealed by the sector Minister Madam Cecilia Dapaah when paid a working visit to the central region.

The project is however threatened by the high level of encroachment on the 3,000-acre land earmarked for the facility, the minister said.

The airstrip which will be sited at Ataabadze in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem(KEEA) Municipality according to the sector Minister Madam Cecilia Dapaah will accommodate light aircraft and also boost domestic flight.

The construction of the airstrip, she added, will boost economic activities in the region especially in the area of tourism.

She added that it will also help deal with the huge traffic in accessing the central region.

More tourists, she added will be attracted into the Central region as the region even boasts of many and rich tourists site including the Kakum National Park, castles, and forts.

Speaking to the media during a familiarisation tour of the site for the airstrip construction, Madam Cecilia Dapaah expressed the commitment of government to bring about substantial improvement in the aviation sector hence constructing new airstrips and airports in various parts of the country.

The move, she added will indeed open the country to the international community through economic and tourism promotion as more investors will even be attracted into region and country as a whole.

Though she fell short in providing timelines for the start and completion of the project, Madam Cecilia Dapaah called on authorities in the area to stop the encroachment on the project site so as not to jeopardize the smooth construction of the airstrip.