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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Union Cabinet committee chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the naming of the greenfield airport at Hollong Airport as Donyi Polo Airport. Hollongi Airport is located in which state?
A
Meghalaya
B
Tripura
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Assam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hollongi Airport will be the third operational airport in the State. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the naming of the new Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar, the State Capital of Arunachal Pradesh as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”.

Detailed explanation-2: -PM inaugurates first greenfield airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’ in Arunachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Centre has accorded an ‘In-principle approval’ for the setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Lt Gen (Retd) VK Singh said that the latest is the Manohar International Airport in Goa which was inaugurated on December 11 this year.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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