NEW DELHI : The construction work of the first phase of the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport being built in Ayodhya will be completed by December 15, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced that the first phase of the international airport in the city will be ready by December 15.
The airport will be called the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport and will be able to accommodate Boeing 737, Airbus 319, and Airbus 320 aircraft.
The chief minister, who visited the airport site on Saturday with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) VK Singh, said Ayodhya is emerging as “an epitome of New India”, aligning with PM Modi’s vision. Yogi said that people will get the infrastructure necessary for development of Ayodhya. The government is making efforts with full seriousness to restore Ayodhya’s glory, he added
He said the state government has provided 821 acres of land for the project and work is being undertaken on a war footing under the supervision of the Airport Authority of India. This, he said, was part of his government’s commitment to ensuring the development of Ayodhya as well as providing essential infrastructure to the city’s residents.
The airport is about to be finished ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, while the operations of flights would start before the proposed ‘pran pratishtha’ (consecration ceremony) of Ram Lala on January 22. The airport has been named as the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport and will be able to accommodate Boeing 737, Airbus 319, and Airbus 320 aircraft.
Jyotiraditya Scindia said efforts have been made to reflect the cultural ethos of Ayodhya in the airport. A 65,000 sq ft terminal is under construction in the first phase, with a capacity to handle 2-3 flights per hour. Work on a 2,200-metre runway is also underway to facilitate the landing of aircraft like the Boeing 737, Airbus 319, and Airbus 320.
The minister said the length of the runway will be extended to 3,700 meters in the second phase, allowing wide-bodied aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Boeing 777 to land directly in Ayodhya. The area of the terminal will be 5 lakh square feet.
The international airport, which would be built in two phases, would have an area of 50 thousand square feet and would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi will take part in a historic consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Several visitors and tourists are expected to visit Ayodhya next month to seek the blessings of Lord Ram and capture a glimpse of the idol’s ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony.
(Bureau Report with Media Inputs).

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