PM Modi opens new terminal building at Agartala airport
The Hindu
Integrated complex built at a cost of ₹450 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a state of the art terminal building of the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala on Tuesday. The integrated complex has been built at a cost of ₹450 crore over an area of 30,000 square metres.
The airport was originally built by the U.S. Air Force during the Second World War in collaboration with King Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman of the erstwhile princely State. It was formerly known as the Agartala Airport and renamed after the BJP-led coalition government came to power in 2018.
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