Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be inaugurated ₹4,000 crore new Guwahati airport terminal, which he said will significantly boost Assam’s infrastructure. He is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several projects and address public meetings during his two-day visit to Assam.
Ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi shared a first look at the new terminal building at the Guwahati Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
PM Modi also shared the first glimpse of the new terminal building at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.
During the visit, the Prime Minister will also pay tribute to the martyrs of the Assam Movement, the six-year violent agitation against foreigners that began in 1979.
Inside the new terminal
A video of the new terminal of the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport – released by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma – shows the building spread over a vast area, adorned with ornate structures.
PM Modi’s post on X
PM Modi hailed the new terminal as a boost to Assam’s infrastructure – saying the increased capacity means “a better ‘easy life’.”
Baggage section of the new terminal of Guwahati Airport
”Tomorrow, December 20, I will reach Guwahati, Assam. In the afternoon, the new terminal building of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport will be inaugurated. This is a major infrastructure boost of Assam. Increased capacity means better ‘ease of life’ and boost to trade and tourism,” Modi said in a post on X.
Responding to the post, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the people of Assam are eagerly awaiting his arrival and the inauguration of India’s first nature-themed airport terminal.
”This was possible only because of your leadership and determination to strengthen Assam as a key engine of growth,” Sarma said.
In another post, the Prime Minister said he would pay tribute to the martyrs of the Assam movement on Sunday and then go to Namrup in Dibrugarh district for the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ of the Ammonia and Urea Fertilization Project.
PM Modi said the new terminal is a major boost to Assam’s infrastructure.
The Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited project “will help meet the fertilizer requirements of Assam and other states. At the same time, it will reduce imports, thus boosting Aatmanirbharta,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister’s tribute to the martyrs of the Assam agitation will be “nothing less than historic”, Sarma said, adding that the ammonia-urea plant will also be a major economic engine for the state and “further accelerate your (Modi’s) vision to grow Assam.”
Itinerary of PM Modi’s Assam visit
– Prime Minister Modi will begin his two-day visit to the state by unveiling an 80-feet tall statue of Assam’s first Chief Minister Gopinath Bardoloi, by eminent artist Ram Sutar, outside the new terminal of the airport named after him.
— After the new airport terminal opens, they spend about 15 minutes inside.
— The Prime Minister will also address a public meeting in front of the terminal building on Saturday.
First look at the new terminal at the popular Guwahati Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
— After the meeting, Modi will continue his road show towards the BJP headquarters in Bashista area, where he will interact with party workers.
— The Prime Minister will spend the night at the state guest house at Koinadora in Khanapara town.
— On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Modi will interact with 25 meritorious students of various schools in his ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ program for about half an hour while cruising the Brahmaputra river aboard the cruise ship ‘Charaideo’.
— After the cruise, he will visit the newly constructed “Swahid Smarak Kshetra” in memory of the 860 martyrs of the Assam Movement and pay his respects in front of a lamp which always remains lit.
— The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit the Martyrs’ Gallery where the bust of the 860 people who lost their lives in the movement and wreath at the statue of the first martyr Khargeswar Talukdar has been placed.
– After visiting the Martyrs Gallery PM Modi will leave for Dibrugarh and from there to Namrup where he will perform ‘Bhumi pujan’ ₹12,000 crore Ammonia and Urea Fertilizer Plant, which represents a major boost to the growth and development of the state.
– Before leaving for New Delhi, the Prime Minister will also address a public meeting in Namrup, reported ANI.
