Goa govt orders use of 'Manohar International Airport' name without any prefix

The Goa government has instructed the GMR Goa International Airport Limited GGIAL to strictly use the name of its new facility at Mopa as Manohar International Airport without any prefix or suffixThe GGIAL is using New Goa as prefix to the airport name everywhere Goas Civil Aviation Director Dr S Shanbhogue pointed out in a letter to the company on MondayThe airport located at Mopa village in North Goa district was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 2022Shanbhogue said the PM had announced the facilitys name as Manohar International AirportAlso Read Action will be taken says Goa tourism minister after Dutch tourist stabbed by hotel stafferThe airport was named after former defence minister and Goa chief minister late Manohar Parrikar in recognition of his contribution in building up modern GoaThe name has been approved by the central cabinet state cabinet and a resolution has also been passed in the state Assembly Shanbhogue saidHe told the airport management that they are required to use the same name without any prefix or suffix for all purposes for any branding social media platforms as well as announcements at the airports and on flightsIt is reiterated that no prefix or suffix can be used with the name Manohar International Airport and therefore the GGIAL should stop writing New Goa with immediate effect Further you are required to take all necessary action to ensure that all the stake holders connected with the airport like airlines sublicensees other airports only use the name as Manohar International Airport for all purposes Shanbhogue said in the letterThe airport management should comply with these instructions within eight days without fail and any noncompliance will be viewed seriously he saidThe new facility is located in North Goas Mopa village 35 km from state capital PanajiIt is the second airport in Goa The other South Goabased Dabolim facility is operated as a civil enclave in the Indian Navys air station INS HansaThe first phase of the Rs 2870 crore Mopa airport project will cater to around 44 million passengers per annum MPPA which can be expanded to a saturation capacity of 33 MPPA an official earlier saidThe new airport has been built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure and has a solar power plant green buildings LED lights on the runway rainwater harvesting stateoftheart sewage treatment plant with recycling facilities among other such facilitiesThis 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