Rs 42,000-cr infra projects unveiled
Of these, projects worth Rs34,700 cr will come up in UP; List includes Rs9,800-cr 15 airport projects
Azamgarh (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched development projects, including the construction of airports and airport buildings, worth more than Rs42,000 crore across the country. Of these, projects worth Rs34,700 crore will come up in Uttar Pradesh. The PM was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders as he visited the Manduri area of Azamgarh district where he launched the projects and also addressed a rally. He inaugurated or laid the foundation stone of 15 airport projects across the country worth more than Rs9,800 crore.
The projects included 12 new terminal buildings, one each for Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Delhi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti and Adampur airports. The PM also laid the foundation stone of three new terminal buildings for Kadapa, Hubballi and Belagavi Airports. The 12 new terminal buildings will have a combined capacity to serve 620 lakh passengers annually, while the three terminals, whose foundation stone was laid, once completed, will help those airports serve 95 lakh passengers per annum, according to PIB.
