CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Itanagar Airport (IATA: HGI, ICAO: VEHO), also known as Hollongi Airport and officially named as Donyi Polo Airport, is a domestic airport serving Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, named after former chief minister and defence minister Manohar Parrikar. The airport’s foundation stone was laid by PM Modi in November 2016. This will be the second airport in Goa, the first one being located at Dabolim.

Detailed explanation-3: -Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar (also known as Hollongi Airport) is a greenfield airport serving Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, India.It has been constructed at Hollongi, situated at a distance of about 27 kilometres south from the city centre, in the Papum Pare district.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a new greenfield international airport at Mopa in the state of Goa. Developed with an investment of $348m (Rs28. 7bn), phase I of Mopa International Airport (Gox) will handle around 4.4 million passengers per annum (MPPA).

Detailed explanation-5: -In a key step to boost connectivity in the Northeast, the Prime Minister inaugurated the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh - ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’.