Deoghar airport pictures: <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>400 crore facility spread across 657 acres

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated 657-acre Deoghar airport which has been built at a cost of ₹400 crore. PM Modi also flagged off the Deoghar-Kolkata IndiGo flight from the new airport.

Published on: Jul 12, 2022 4:13 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight from the Deoghar airport to mark the inauguration of Jharkhand’s second airport after Ranchi. (Twitter/ @DGHAirport)

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PM Modi had laid the foundation stone of the Deoghar airport on May 25, 2018.

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The airport is spread across 657 acres. 

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It has a 2,500-metre-long runway. (Image shared by civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. )

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Deoghar airport has been built at a cost of ₹400 crore.

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The Terminal Building of the airport is equipped to handle over five lakh passengers annually.

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The airport will pace up the direct connectivity to Baba Baidyanath Dham, which is an important religious destination for devotees from all over the country. (Livemint)

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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who was also present at the event, said that the projects were a matter of pride for the people.

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The Prime Minister also held a roadshow in Deoghar where people gathered in large numbers to welcome him. (ANI)