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Port Blair Airport Nation

SIGNIFICANCE OF PORT BLAIR AIRPORT

710 50 n The architectural design
Rupees
of the airport terminal is
structure depicting the sea
crore spent on lakh passengers designed like a conch shell
annual capacity
new integrated has been and islands.
terminal building developed n Construction of a double
insulated roofing system to
reduce heat in the airport
Now Rupees terminal building.
40,800 80 n An on-site sewage treatment

plant with 100% of treated
wastewater reused for
square meters is the crores Apron
landscaping.
total built-up area of suitable for two
the new terminal Boeing-767-400 and n Rainwater harvesting in an
two Airbus-321 types underground water tank to
of aircraft has also ensure minimum negative
been constructed at impact on the environment.
Port Blair Airport

Now a new model of
The new integrated terminal building of Veer
progress has developed
Savarkar International Airport inaugurated by PM
in India. This model
Modi is capable of handling about 50 lakh passengers
is of inclusion, taking
annually. People who wanted to visit Andaman have
everyone along. This
been demanding for a long time to increase the
model is 'Sabka Saath,
passenger capacity at the airport here. Till now the
Sabka Vikas'. existing terminal had the capacity to handle 4,000
-Narendra Modi, tourists and the new terminal has increased this
Prime Minister number to 11,000. Not only this, after the expansion
of the airport, now 10 aircraft can be parked here at
any time. With the increase in the number of flights,
At present every person in Andaman and Nicobar jobs in the tourism and aviation sector will increase
has a bank account. There is a facility of One Nation here and it will also be easier to do business.
One Ration Card. The present central government also On this occasion, PM Modi said that the tribal
established a medical college in Port Blair, the capital and island areas of the country were deprived of
of Andaman-Nicobar. Not only this, the internet on development for a long time, but in the last nine years,
such islands would have been completely dependent the present government at the Center has not only
on satellites, but as a result of the modern thinking of rectified the mistakes of the previous governments
the present government, an initiative has been taken with full sensitivity, but has also created a new
to lay optical fiber for hundreds of kilometers under system. A new model of inclusive development has
the sea. Mobile connectivity, health infrastructure, emerged in India. It is the present government that
airport facilities and roads boost tourist arrivals. has renamed Ross Island as Netaji Subhash Island,
This is the reason why the number of tourists has Havelock and Neil Island as Swaraj and Shaheed
doubled compared to the year 2014. After increasing Islands. In addition, 21 islands have been named after
the facilities, there has been a rapid increase in the Param Vir Chakra awardees. PM Modi believes that
number of tourists coming here from different parts the development of the Andaman-Nicobar
of the country for adventure sports like snorkelling, Islands has now become a source of
scuba diving and sea-cruise. inspiration for the youth of the country.

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