PM inaugurates Sikkim's 1st airport

September 24, 2018 11:21

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Pakyong Airport near Gangtok in Sikkim. CM Pawan Chamling and Union Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu also present.

The Pakyong Airport is a Greenfield airport near Gangtok, which would not only promote tourism and open up opportunities for the Sikkimese people, but will also provide airlift facility during emergencies and disasters.

The airport now circumvents the need for a five-hour journey through mountainous roads and brings citizens of Sikkim closer to the state capital, Gangtok.

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