Dream Of Deoghar Airport Fulfilled, Bengal & Bihar To Benefit: PM Modi In Jharkhand

The airport has been built at the cost of Rs 401 crore. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Deoghar airport on May 25, 2018.

PM Modi in Jharkhand's Deoghar

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the tribal-state Jharkhand on Tuesday and inaugurated the much-awaited Deoghar airport along with other development projects . He also flagged off the Deoghar-Kolkata IndiGo flight from the new airport. The airport has a 2,500-metre-long runway, which can handle the landing and takeoff of Airbus A320 planes.

The airport has been built at the cost of Rs 401 crore. Modi laid the foundation stone of Deoghar airport on May 25, 2018.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, on the occasion, said the airport will be linked to Ranchi, Patna, and Delhi in the days to come.

After the inaugurations, PM Modi addressed the gathering and said, "we had dreamt of Deoghar airport for a long time, it's being fulfilled now. These projects will make the lives of people easy. The development projects worth Rs 16,800 crores will improve connectivity, tourism, and trade prospects of the state."

Talking about how the projects will uplift the tribal state, he said, "Not only Jharkhand, these projects will also benefit the several areas of Bihar and West Bengal."

PM Modi also said that the projects in Jharkhand will boost development in east India and the government is making continuous efforts to strengthen rail, road, and air infrastructure to connect people across the country. 

PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 16,800 Cr in Jharkhand

The prime minister laid the foundation and inaugurated projects worth Rs 16,800 crore, including a 657-acre airport built at a cost of Rs 401 crore.

Among other projects, PM Modi also inaugurated the in-patient department and operation theatre services at AIIMS, Deoghar.

The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple road, energy and other infrastructure projects.

It includes widening of the Palamu-Gumla road, Rehla-Garhwa bypass and the Mirza Chowki-Farakka road, besides the elevated corridor from Kutchery Chowk to Piska More and Itki RoB in Ranchi.

The widening of the Gorhar-Khairatunda road, Khairatunda-Barwa Adda section and the Ranchi-Mahulia section are also among the projects.

The Ranchi station redevelopment, Jasidih bypass newline, Godda Coach Maintenance depot, Garhwa-Mahuria doubling are also part of the railway projects that Modi inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for.

Other projects include creation of a facility and pipeline network at the coal-bed methane in Jharia block in Parbatpur, Bokaro-Angul section of the Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra pipeline and LPG plants at Barhi and Bokaro.