Indira Gandhi International airport spruced up with fountains, flowerpots

Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport is ready to welcome dignitaries and delegates attending the G20 Summit in the Capital

Updated on: Aug 28, 2023, 23:53:44 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport is ready to welcome dignitaries and delegates attending the G20 Summit in the Capital, the airport’s operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Monday, with its terminals and the roads leading to them adorned with fountains, sculptures, and decorative flowerpots, along with giant reproductions of the G20 logo.

DIAL said IGI’s Terminal 3 (T3) prominently features illuminated G20 logos, with standees and cut-outs to share information about the Summit. “Messages related to the Summit are also being showcased on the master antenna TV systems within the terminal,” said a DIAL spokesperson.

The operator has also spruced up the area around the terminal, with the installation of designer fountains, sculptures, and decorative flowerpots. DIAL also plans to install lighting in the colours of the national flag.

“The airport approach road, meanwhile, is now adorned with elegantly designed fountains, contributing to a pleasing and welcoming ambiance,” the spokesperson said, stating they had also installed large hoardings around T3 to welcome and greet visitors on their arrival and departure from the city.

“DIAL is already working with different government departments like the ministry of external affairs (MEA), the ministry of home affairs (MHA), and the Delhi government to provide necessary support for guest facilitation. Our comprehensive efforts aim not only to facilitate the G20 delegates’ stay but also to create an aesthetically pleasing and informative atmosphere throughout the airport premises,” the spokesperson said.

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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