PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Navi Mumbai airport
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Feb 12, 2018, 07:31 PM
New Delhi, Feb 12: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the 'bhoomi pooja' (ground-breaking ceremony) for the upcoming Rs 16,000 crore Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on February 18, it was announced on Monday.
The new airport, in the adjoining Raigad district, will be the second international aviation hub for Mumbai, presently served by the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, which has almost achieved saturation point.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the airport on February 18. He will be in town to inaugurate Magnetic Maharashtra summit at BKC. It will be a small function but will boost the ongoing work of the airport," an official from Mantralaya said.