Ayodhya airport inauguration will be 'historic day' for India, says Scindia

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said tomorrow will be a historic day for the country with the inauguration of the Ayodhya airport which will be expanded hugely in the second phase by augmenting overall area and increasing the runway lengthThe Ayodhya airport which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday is built over an area of 6500 square metresIn an interview to PTI Scindia said the connectivity from the Ayodhya airport will only grow in the days to comeThere is tremendous potential with civil aviation across the country providing capability and especially for Ayodhya which is religiously and spiritually entwined in our hearts he saidAccording to him the second phase of the airport project will be hugely expansive going from the 6500 square metres facility to 50000 square metres We are expanding the runway to 3750 metres which is good enough for international flights he addedThe first phase of the Ayodhya airport has been developed at a cost of more than Rs 1450 crore The airports terminal building has an area of 6500 square metres and can serve around 10 lakh passengers annuallyTomorrow is going to be a historic day not only for civil aviation not only for the city of Ayodhya not only for Uttar Pradesh not only for India but all of those who believe in the vibrancy and the commitment from our souls towards Hinduism when the Ayodhya airport will be inaugurated by the prime minister Scindia saidAn official said the Ayodhya airport will be named as Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham and a notification in this regard is likely to be issued soonA release issued by the Prime Ministers Office PMO on Thursday said the airport will improve connectivity in the region leading to a boost in tourism business activities and employment opportunitiesThe airport which received the aerodrome licence from aviation regulator DGCA on December 14 has a 2200 metres long runway and is suitable for day and night operations as well as during low visibility conditions of more than 550 metres the Airports Authority of India AAI said earlier this monthThe facade of the terminal building depicts the temple architecture of the upcoming Shri Ram MandirThe interiors of the terminal building are decorated with local art paintings and murals depicting the life of Bhagwan Shri Ram The terminal building of Ayodhya airport is also equipped with various sustainability features like insulated roofing system LED lighting rain water harvesting landscaping with fountains water treatment plant sewage treatment plant solar power plant the release said on ThursdayEarlier this month IndiGo said it will operate the inaugural flight from the national capital to Ayodhya airport on December 30 and the commercial services will commence from January 6This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever