PM Modi on March 10th (Sunday) virtually inaugurated the new terminal buildings of the Pune and Kolhapur airports in Maharashtra which will be furnished with different modern facilities. The facility will also include 10 aerobridges and 72 check-in counters.
The new terminal building of the Lohegaon international airport in Pune, is expanded over 7,50,000 square feet and have a strength of controlling more than one crore passengers per year.
The new terminal building at the Kolhapur airport is being built in an area of 4,000 square metres.
It will be furnished with all modern amenities and 10 check-in counters for passengers. The interiors of the terminal building will have the designs depicting local culture and heritage sites.
Addressing the event in Pune, State Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis said, “The state government has taken a decision to develop new airports in the state. The government is planning to develop a new airport at Purandar and permissions for it are being taken.” “Lakhs of people will get employment at the new airport proposed to be built in Purandar. The new airport at Purandar will help in increasing Pune’s GDP by 2 per cent,” he added.
