The state government has decided to name the Imphal International airport as Bir Tikendrajit International airport and recommended the same to the ministry of Civil Aviation, according to a statement of the Transport commissioner.
The statement said the issue of development of the international airport at Imphal which was formerly known as Tulihal Airport was discussed during a state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today.
It said many people of the state had expressed their desire to name this airport after the name of one of the greatest personalities of the state as done in the major civilian airports in India viz Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, Netaji Subhashchandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati.
22/09/16 Imphal Free Press/Northeast Today
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The statement said the issue of development of the international airport at Imphal which was formerly known as Tulihal Airport was discussed during a state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today.
It said many people of the state had expressed their desire to name this airport after the name of one of the greatest personalities of the state as done in the major civilian airports in India viz Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, Netaji Subhashchandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati.
22/09/16 Imphal Free Press/Northeast Today
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