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The move is a key step to boost connectivity in the North-East.

The Donyi Polo airport will boost connectivity in the Northeast

Itanagar, Nov. 19 (PTI): Amidst chanting of incantations by tribal priests, the spanking new Donyi Polo Airport, the first greenfield facility in Arunachal Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The airport located at Hollongi, around 15 km from state capital Itanagar, will link the border state to other Indian cities with commercial flights as well as other parts of Arunachal Pradesh through helicopter services. Modi asked political commentators to stop seeing everything through the prism of politics. The airport’s foundation stone was laid by Modi in Febr...

The name of the airport reflects the traditions and rich cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh and the age-old indigenous reverence to the Sun ('Donyi') and the Moon ('Polo') in the state. The foundation stone for this airport was laid by the PM in 2019. Arunachal Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Donyi Polo Airport in Itanagar Today, Dedicate Kameng Hydro-Electric Power Station to Nation.

Donyi Polo Airport will be the third operational airport in Arunachal Pradesh and the first in Itanagar, taking the total number of airports in the Northeast to 16