Raipur: President Pranab Mukherjee, in his maiden visit to Chhattisgarh after assuming the highest office, inaugurated the new terminal building of Raipur airport on Wednesday.
He expressed the hope that the new terminal would support the ‘growth and prosperity’ of Chhattisgarh as well as the entire country. He expressed happiness that the airport was named after Swami Vivekananda, who spent the ‘largest number of years of his life’ here, besides Kolkata.
The integrated terminal building of Swami Vivekananda Airport built at a cost of Rs. 135 crore is spread over 18,500 sq.m. and can handle up to 700 passengers, including 200 international fliers, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said in a release here.
08/11/12 Suvojit Bagchi/The Hindu
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He expressed the hope that the new terminal would support the ‘growth and prosperity’ of Chhattisgarh as well as the entire country. He expressed happiness that the airport was named after Swami Vivekananda, who spent the ‘largest number of years of his life’ here, besides Kolkata.
The integrated terminal building of Swami Vivekananda Airport built at a cost of Rs. 135 crore is spread over 18,500 sq.m. and can handle up to 700 passengers, including 200 international fliers, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said in a release here.
08/11/12 Suvojit Bagchi/The Hindu
