Panaji. The upcoming international airport at Mopa, North Goa, Goa is expected to be completed by August this year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in his budget speech on Wednesday. “The construction of Mopa airport is in full swing and the project is expected to be completed, commissioned and dedicated to the nation by August 2022 to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence,” the chief minister told the state assembly.
Sawant also said that a provision of Rs 16 crore has been made in the budget for strengthening, widening and re-carpeting of the existing approach road to the airport.
The airport is expected to cater to 45 lakh passengers in its first phase and its passenger handling capacity is expected to be 13 million by the end of the fourth phase.
—AnyTV News
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