India
oi-Prakash KL
New
Delhi,
Nov
19:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Saturday
inaugurated
Arunachal
Pradesh’s
first
greenfield
airport
‘Donyi
Polo
Airport’ at
Holangi
in
Itanagar.
The
terminal
at
Hollongi
has
been
constructed
approximately
at
a
cost
of
Rs
955
crore
with
an
area
of
4100
sq
m
and
has
a
peak
handling
capacity
of
200
passengers
per
hour,
according
to
the
official
statement.
The
airport,
which
is
the
first
greenfield
airport
in
Arunachal
Pradesh,
has
been
developed
in
an
area
of
over
690
acres,
at
a
cost
of
more
than
Rs
640
crore.
With
a
2,300
m
runway,
the
airport
is
suitable
for
all
weather
day
operations.
“The
airport
terminal
is
a
modern
building,
which
promotes
energy
efficiency,
renewable
energy
and
the
recycling
of
resources.”
PM
Modi
pays
tribute
to
Indira
Gandhi
on
her
birth
anniversary
Donyi
Polo
Airport
will
be
the
third
operational
airport
for
Arunachal
Pradesh,
taking
the
total
airport
count
in
the
North-East
region
to
16.
From
1947
to
2014,
only
nine
airports
were
built
in
the
North-East.
In
a
short
span
of
eight
years
since
then,
the
Modi
government
has
built
seven
airports
in
the
North-East,”
read
the
official
statement.
PM
@narendramodi
inaugurates
Donyi
Polo
Airport,
Itanagar
pic.twitter.com/ZFegiHwJOV—
DD
News
(@DDNewslive)
November
19,
2022
Airports
in
five
northeastern
states,
namely,
Mizoram,
Meghalaya,
Sikkim,
Arunachal
Pradesh
and
Nagaland
have
seen
flights
take
off
for
the
first
time
in
75
years.
“Aircraft
movement
in
the
North-East
has
also
witnessed
an
increase
of
113
per
cent
since
2014,
from
852
per
week
in
2014
to
1817
per
week
in
2022,”
added
the
statement.
The
name
of
the
airport
reflects
the
traditions
and
rich
cultural
heritage
of
Arunachal
Pradesh
and
its
age-old
indigenous
reverence
to
the
Sun
(‘Donyi’)
and
the
Moon
(‘Polo’).
Khoob
ladi
mardani
wo
to
Jhansi
wali
Rani
thi:
The
Queen
India
should
never
forget
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
dedicates
to
the
nation
the
600
MW
Kameng
hydro
power
station,
in
Itanagar,
Arunachal
Pradesh.(Source:
DD)
pic.twitter.com/nHvqMQvbA5—
ANI
(@ANI)
November
19,
2022
During
the
Programme,
Prime
Minister
also
dedicated
600
MW
Kameng
Hydro
Power
Station
to
the
nation.
Developed
at
a
cost
of
more
than
Rs
8,450
crore
and
in
an
area
spread
over
more
than
80
kilometres
in
West
Kameng
District
of
Arunachal
Pradesh,
the
project
will
make
Arunachal
Pradesh
a
power
surplus
state,
also
benefiting
the
National
Grid
in
terms
of
grid
stability
and
integration.
This
project
will
contribute
in
a
major
way
towards
fulfilment
of
the
country’s
commitment
to
increase
adoption
of
green
energy.