PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar airport in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport in Uttar Pradesh to boost the country's aviation sector.

Updated on: Oct 21, 2021 1:18 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport, in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh on October 20. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and other dignitaries were also present at the ceremony.  (ANI)

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Kushinagar has an important place on the global Buddhist map because of its rich heritage. Prime minister Narendra Modi said that the airport will boost connectivity and tourism as well as help develop an entire economic ecosystem in the region and create new job opportunities. (Twitter/@aaikushiairport)

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Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia felicitates Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of Kushinagar International Airport.  (PTI)

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In this photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be seen addressing a gathering in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visit the Mahaparinirvana Temple, on the occasion of Abhidhamma Day, in Kushinagar. (ANI/ PIB)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gifts the statue of Gautam Buddha to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects, in Kushinagar on October 20. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants a Bodhi tree sapling ahead of an event marking Abhidhamma Day at Mahaparinirvana Temple, in Kushinagar on October 20. (ANI/ PIB)