PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Deoghar in Jharkhand next week on July 12 to lay the foundation stone for various developmental projects worth more than ₹16,000 crores.
PM will inaugurate the much-awaited Deoghar Airport, which has been constructed at an estimated price of approximately ₹400 crores, as per a release shared by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi will perform darshan and pooja at Baba Baidyanath temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, the Prime Minister’s Office told in its announcement. “As a key action to give direct connectivity to Baba Baidyanath Dham, which is an important religious destination for devotees from all over the country, Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Deoghar Airport,” the PMO release reported.
The PMO release further informed that Prime Minister will address the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and will also inaugurate Shatabdi Smriti Stambh which has been built to commemorate the hundred years of Bihar Vidhan Sabha.
According to officials, the Deoghar airport is all set to become operational as two flight run tests have been successful and it is set to become the second international airport in Jharkhand after the Birsa Munda international airport in Ranchi.
Airport Authority of India chairman Sanjeev Kumar
Just last week the civil aviation secretary Rajiv Bansal, Airport Authority of India chairman Sanjeev Kumar, Jharkhand chief secretary Sukhdev Singh, state director general of police Neeraj Sinha and other top officers took stock of the completed and ongoing works in the airport premises during the day.
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Additionally, they inspected the terminal building, ATC tower, fire station, power station, approach road, and the runway of Deoghar airport among other facilities, an official release told. The airport has arrived up on 657 acres for ₹401 crores with a 2500m long runway that can manage landing and takeoff of Airbus planes (A320).
It has a 5,130 square feet terminal building with six check-in counters that can manage 200 passengers at a period, as per the release. The airport’s design is eco-friendly and it is provided with state-of-the-art passenger amenities, it stated. The design of the terminal building is motivated by the spire of the famed Baba Baidyanath temple in the state.
Local tribal art, handicrafts, and photographs of local tourist spots are displayed inside the airport which reflects the culture of the region, the release said.
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