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Doni Polo airport construction completed, flight operations will start soon

November 8, 2022
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After a long wait, the Donny Polo airport in Itanagar is ready to take off as the construction at the airport is now complete. The airport will soon start flight operations from this airport. The newly-developed airport welcomes its passengers to the airport with a huge state-of-the-art entrance, as it is made of bamboo showcasing the shape of the state bird- the Great Hornbill. Doni Polo Airport is the third airport in Arunachal Pradesh. The airport will boost tourism in the state and also strengthen the security of Arunachal as the northeastern state shares an international border with three countries, an international border of 1,160 km with China and a few hundred km with Bhutan and Myanmar. is at a distance.

In October 2022, the Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo successfully test-fired its flight at the Donny Polo airport. This will increase the air connectivity of Arunachal Pradesh and will connect the northeastern state with the rest of the country.

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The state cabinet adopted “Doni Polo Airport” as the name of the airport as it would represent the rich cultural heritage of the long-standing customs and tribal chiefs of the state and the long standing name for the Sun (Doni). Will also reflect the ongoing indigenous respect. Moon among the masses (Polo). The Airports Authority of India has launched a Rs 650 crore project for airport development to promote air connectivity in the hilly areas.

At present, there are 15 operational airports in the North Eastern Region – Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Lilabari, and Rupsi (Assam), Tezu and Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh), Agartala (Tripura), Imphal (Manipur), Shillong ( Meghalaya), Dimapur (Nagaland), Lengpui (Mizoram) and Pakyong (Sikkim).