Vadodara's Airport Became the Country's Second Green Airport


BENGALURU: The Indian Prime Minister inaugurated a new integrated airport terminal in Vadodara recently. The airport has now become the country's 2nd green airport after Kochi being the first. Taking proud, the P.M said, such projects will encourage people and promote an environment-friendly construction interests.

After since holding the PMO, Modi had arrived at the city for the first time.

Modi told, "I am happy that after the formation of the new NDA government, two airports in the country have become a part of the green movement.”The first was in Kochi and the second such airport is being dedicated to the nation at Vadodara. This airport will be zero discharge, waste to wealth, energy saving, and environment-friendly."

"The airport will be considered as one of the top-class airports of the country," Modi said.

He added that the airport has been constructed on the principle of green infrastructure using bricks of fly ash, and it will surely add another bright spot to the city.

The new terminal project took about seven years to complete, said the then Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel. The cost of building of the new integrated terminal came to be around 160 crore. With 18 check-in counters, the terminal is capable of managing 700 passengers (including the international fliers) per hour.

The Vadodara Airport is spread over an area of 17,500 sq. mt. with the 8,100-meter-long runway. It can handle small and narrow body aircraft such as Airbus 320 and Boeing 737s. The airport welcomes and sees off many dominating national airlines including Air India, IndiGo, and Jet airways.

Also, Vadodara will be witnessing the country’s first Railway University at Pratap Vilas Palace, soon. Modi underlined the need of better connectivity for development and applauded the decision of setting up first Railway University here in the city, which will impact the next century.

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