Three steel cities of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) - Rourkela, Bokaro, and Burnpur belonging to states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal - are being taken up by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) -UDAN,a flagship project of Government of India. For this purpose, the AAI and SAIL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under the MoU, AAI as an implementation agency under RCS-UDAN would execute the required works before the commencement of RCS flights at all these three airports. Eventually, AAI will operate and manage Airport Operations for Burnpur, Rourkela, and Bokaro on behalf of SAIL for three years. Airports at Rourkela, Bokaro and Burnpur would immensely benefit the citizens of these cities through better connectivity and also speed up developmental activities in the region.