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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh -- the Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar -- and dedicated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the nation today. Northeast India will now have 16 airports.
In the Northeast, only nine airports were constructed between 1947 and 2014. The Modi government, after assuming power, has built seven airports in the Northeast in just eight years.
The new Donyi Polo airport in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh is inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, and it is the first-ever greenfield airport in northeastern states.
Terminal at Hollongi is constructed approximately at cost of Rs 955 cr with area of 4100 sq m, has peak handling capacity of 200 passengers per hour.
The move is a key step to boost connectivity in the North-East.