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PANJIM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in the State on Sunday to attend the valedictory function of 9th World Ayurveda Congress, at Campal-Panjim, at 3.15 pm.
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Modi will also inaugurate three National AYUSH Institutes namely All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa; National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Ghaziabad and National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Delhi, which will further strengthen research and international collaborations and will also facilitate affordable AYUSH services for people.
Developed at a total cost of about Rs 970 crore, these institutes will together increase the intake of students by around 400 along with addition of about 500 hospital beds.
Later at around 5.15 pm, Prime Minister will inaugurate Mopa International Airport, at Mopa-Pernem, developed at a cost of around Rs 2,870 crore.
The Mopa Airport has been built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure and has solar power plant, green buildings, LED lights on the runway, rain water harvesting, state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant with recycling facilities, among other such facilities. It has adopted some of the best-in-class technologies such as 3-D monolithic precast buildings, stabilroad, robomatic hollow precast walls, 5G compatible IT infrastructure.
Some of the features of the airport include runway capable of handling world’s largest aircrafts, 14 parking bays along with night parking facility for aircrafts, self-baggage drop facilities, state-of-the-art and independent air navigation infrastructure, among others.
Initially, phase I of the airport will cater to around 4.4 million passengers per annum (MPPA), which can be expanded to a saturation capacity of 33 MPPA. The airport will boost socio-economic development of the State and serve the needs of the tourism industry. It has the potential of serving as a key logistics hub, directly connecting many domestic and international destinations. It is also planned for the airport to have multi-modal connectivity, states a press release.
While being a world-class airport, it will also provide visitors a feel and experience of Goa. The airport has extensively used Azulejos tiles, which are native to Goa. The food court also recreates the charm of a typical Goan café. It will also have a designated area for a curated flea market where local artisans and craftsmen will be encouraged to display and market their wares.
The foundation stone of the airport was laid by the Prime Minister in November 2016.
