Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Maharishi Valmiki International Airport on Saturday. Various dignitaries, including Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandi Ben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, VK Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak, and Bharatiya Janata Party State President Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh, were present upon his arrival.
PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the newly built Ayodhya airport and participate in a public program around 1 pm. During this event, he will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects valued at more than Rs 15,000 crore in the state. These projects include around Rs 11,100 crore for the development of Ayodhya and its surrounding areas, along with projects worth about Rs 4,600 crore related to other areas in Uttar Pradesh.
The first phase of the state-of-the-art airport, developed at a cost exceeding Rs 1,450 crore, includes a terminal building covering an area of 6,500 sqm, equipped to serve approximately 10 lakh passengers annually. Notably, the facade of the Terminal Building reflects the temple architecture of the upcoming Shri Ram Mandir of Ayodhya.
