"When passengers arrive...": Gen (retd) VK Singh weighs in on making of Ayodhya airport
Ayodhya airport, Union Minister Gen (retd) VK Singh on Saturday said the idea was that when passengers arrive at the newly laid strip and the facility, they should realise from the general appearance around that they have reached the temple town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new international airport and the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station later on Saturday.
The Union Minister said, «Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the airport today. The Ayodhya airport is ready and flight services will start today.
I hope the visitors here will arrive by air henceforth. Ayodhya has been completely transformed.»
«The idea was to develop an airport in keeping with the general look and spiritual ambience of Ayodhya.
When passengers arrive, they should realise from the appearance around them that they have come to Ayodhya,» Gen (retd.) Singh added.
PM Modi, on his arrival to the temple town, will be accorded a rousing reception by various artists from across the country.
Folk dancers turning out in traditional, colourful attires, were seen performing their dance forms on Saturday in anticipation of PM Modi's arrival.
Around 11.15 am, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and flag off new Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat trains.
He will also dedicate several other railway projects to the nation.
Around 12.15 pm, he will inaugurate the newly built Ayodhya airport. Around 1 pm, Prime Minister Modi will participate in a public programme during which he will inaugurate, delicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 15,000 crore in the state.
