PM inaugurates first greenfield airport of Sikkim
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated Sikkim’s first greenfield airport at Pakyong to the nation and said it was a historic day for the hill state as well as the country.
“It is a historic day not only for Sikkim but also an important day for the country. Our country now has 100 airports. Since Independence till 2014, the country had only 65 airports but in the past four years, we have set up 35 more airports,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister was addressing a gathering at a school ground here after inaugurating the airport. PTI
