{"id":110462,"date":"2021-10-18T16:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=110462"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:47:33","slug":"prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-inaugurate-kushinagar-international-airport-on-20th-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-inaugurate-kushinagar-international-airport-on-20th-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO INAUGURATE KUSHINAGAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 20TH OCTOBER 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-hi\">\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<h4>INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO LAND FROM SRI LANKA WITH 125 DIGNITARIES &amp; BUDDHIST MONKS<br \/>\nDIRECT AIR CONNECTIVITY WITH SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES TO FACILITATE TOURISTS ARRIVING FROM SRI LANKA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA AMONG OTHERS<\/h4>\n<p>AIRPORT TO GIVE IMPETUS TO PROMOTION OF EK BHARAT SHRESTHA BHARAT<\/p>\n<p>CONVENIENCE TO BUDDHISTS ACROSS THE WORLD TO VISIT THE MAHAPARINIRVANA STHAL OF LORD BUDDHA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\"><strong>DELHI : 18 OCT 2021 ,<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Key Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00a0Prime Minister to also address at<\/em><em> a programme at the Budhist site of Mahaparinirvana Stupa and Temple after the inauguration of the Airport in which Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks and\u00a0 Ministers of\u00a0 Government of Sri Lanka will take part.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tourism is also organising a tourism promotional event at Kushinagr in which key tour operators handling Buddhist Circuit will participate.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The presence of airport is expected to increase tourist inflow by 20%(as per UP government estimates). . <strong>It will also lead to creation of more employment opportunities for the locals.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport on 20<sup>th<\/sup>October 2021 in the presence of Smt. Anandiben Patel, Governor, Uttar Pradesh; Shri YogiAdityanath, Chief Minister, UP; and Shri JyotiradityaScindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation among others.The International Airport will get operational this week to ease cumbersome travel of earlier times and <strong>facilitate the air travel requirements of International Buddhist pilgrims in India.<\/strong>The <strong>inaugural flight will land at the airport from Colombo, Sri Lanka carrying 125 dignitaries &amp; Buddhist Monks<\/strong>, highlighting the convenience to Buddhists across the world to visit the MahaparinirvanaSthal of Lord Buddha.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/cm-submits-memorandum-on-vital-farmers-issues-to-punjab-governor-for-forwarding-same-to-prime-minister\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">READ MORE : CM SUBMITS MEMORANDUM ON VITAL FARMERS\u2019 ISSUES TO PUNJAB GOVERNOR FOR FORWARDING SAME TO PRIME MINISTER<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Airports Authority of India, in its continuous endeavour to upgrade airport infrastructure in the country, has developed the Kushinagar Airport with <strong>new terminal building spread across 3600sqm<\/strong>,at an estimated cost of Rs 260crore in association with Govt. of Uttar Pradesh considering the demand of the domestic &amp; international visitors and pilgrimage. \u00a0The new terminal is equipped to handle 300 passengers during peak hours. Kushinagar is an International Buddhist Pilgrimage Centre, where LordGautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana.It is also the <strong>centre point of the Buddhist circuit, which consists of pilgrimage sites at Lumbini, Sarnath and Gaya<\/strong>. The airport will help in attracting more followers of Buddhism from home and abroad to Kushinagar and will enhance the development of Buddhist theme based circuit. <strong>Journey of Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti, Rajgir, Sankisa and Vaishali of Buddhist circuit will be covered in lesser time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002XGS7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inauguration of the Kushinagar Airport will facilitate the pilgrims from across different parts of the world by providing seamless connectivity to various Buddhist sites in the region. Direct <strong>aviation connectivity with South Asian countries will make it easier for tourists arriving from Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore<\/strong>etc to reach Kushinagar and experience the rich heritage of the region. <strong>Tourism inflow is expected to rise by upto 20%<\/strong> with inauguration of the flight.<\/p>\n<p>The Kushinagar International Airport will not only put the pilgrimage site on International Aviation Map but also give boost to <strong>economic development<\/strong> of the region. It will have a <strong>multiplier effect on the hospitality industry by promoting hotel business, tourism agencies, restaurants<\/strong> etc. It will <strong>create employment<\/strong> for local people by opening the immense amount of opportunities in feeder transport services, local guide jobs etc. Local industry and products will get global recognition.It will promote cultural awareness and willalsohelp to preserve local culture and traditions.<\/p>\n<p>The development of the airport at Kushinagar will help in developing Kushinagar as one of the four principal places of Buddhist Pilgrimage. It will help to impart Kushinagar the pre-eminence it deserves as part of Buddhist Circuit. Further, it will lead to <strong>development of India as the original Buddhist center and spread of principles of Buddhism across the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Theairport <strong>will serve a population of more than twocrore<\/strong>, since the <strong>airport has a hinterland of around10-15 Districts<\/strong> and will be a great support for large migrant population of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Western \/ Northern Part of Bihar. This will also\u00a0<strong>boost the opportunities for export of horticultural products like Banana, Strawberries and Mushroom<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964 INAUGURAL FLIGHT TO LAND FROM SRI LANKA WITH 125 DIGNITARIES &amp; BUDDHIST MONKS DIRECT AIR CONNECTIVITY WITH SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES TO FACILITATE TOURISTS ARRIVING FROM SRI LANKA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA AMONG OTHERS AIRPORT TO GIVE IMPETUS TO PROMOTION OF [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":110466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,122],"tags":[60086,8976,28318],"class_list":{"0":"post-110462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-news","9":"tag-kushinagar-international-airport","10":"tag-ministry-of-civil-aviation","11":"tag-prime-minister-modi"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}