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PM Modi inaugurates Goa's second airport, first commercial flight on Jan 5

The terminal in North Goa can handle 4.4 mn passengers annually, built at a cost of Rs 2,870 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 9th World Ayurveda Congress, in Goa, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Deepak Patel New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Goa’s second airport, about 35km from Panjim city and having an annual passenger handling capacity of 4.4 million.

The airport, named after former Defence Minister and Goa CM Manohar Parrikar and situated near Mopa village in North Goa, has been built on 2,132 acres at a cost of Rs 2,870 crore.

At the inauguration, Modi stressed that the new airport will further boost tourism in Goa and accused previous central governments of reluctance in investing in air connectivity.

The Manohar International Airport, which has been built by the GMR Group, has a 3,500-metre

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