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PICS: First Glimpses Of Newly Inaugurated Pakyong Airport In Sikkim

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He also said “I've been here myself to check the development work in Northeast and Union Ministers regularly visit the region". (IMAGE:@AmitGoelLive)
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PM also addressed the crowd soon after inaugurating the airport and said, "Work is progressing at high pace to strengthen both, infrastructural &emotional connectivity to Sikkim & Northeast”. (IMAGE:@AmitGoelLive)
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Located around 60 km from the Indo-China border, the airport is spread across over 201 acres and is located on the top of a hill about two km above Pakyong village at 4,500 feet above sea level, Sikkim Chief Secretary A K Srivastava said. ( IMAGE:@PMOIndia)
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Earlier, the nearest airport to Sikkim was in Bagdogra - 150 kms away, from where air-passengers had to take the road to reach Gangtok or other parts of Sikkim. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)
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Pakyong airport will pave the way for direct connectivity to Sikkim and is the 100th airport of the country. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)
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The first commercial flight from Pakyong would begin from October 4. (IMAGE:@PMOIndia)
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Sikkim's dream of having an airport came true nine years after a foundation stone for it was laid here, around 33 km from state capital Gangtok, in 2009. (IMAGE:@BJPLive )
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Pakyong (Sikkim): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first greenfield airport of Sikkim at Paykong. ( IMAGE: @BJPLive )
Published at : 24 Sep 2018 04:19 PM (IST)
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