THE construction work of the first phase of the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport being built in Ayodhya will be completed by December 15, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. Adityanath said this after inspecting the construction work at the international airport being built here. UnionCivilAviationMinister JyotiradityaScindiaandUnion Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V K Singh were also present with him, the Uttar Pradesh Government said in a statement.

 

The Chief Minister and the two union ministers also saw the presentation related to the airport’sconstructionandheld a review meeting with the officials. Adityanath said the holy Ayodhya of Lord Shri Ram, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, is becoming the new Ayodhya of new India. The Union Ministers have comeheretoinspectwhatkind ofconnectivityAyodhyashould have with the country and the world, he added. The Chief Minister said that earlier, there was a very small airstrip inAyodhya measuringonly 178 acres, adding it hasnow been designed as a biginternational airport. Adityanath said the construction work of the new airport is going on a war footingby the Airports Authority of India after the StateGovernment provided 821acres of land. The Chief Minister said that people will get the infrastructurenecessaryfordevelopmentof Ayodhya. The Government is makingefforts with full seriousness torestore Ayodhya’s glory, he added.