Arunachal gets its first greenfield airport

Inaugurating new facility, PM reiterates commitment to North East region

From culture to agriculture, from commerce to connectivity, the development of North-East has become our top priority.”

Narendra Modi | Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport, the Donyi Polo airport, in Itanagar and said that the government is dedicated to serving the North-East sector.

“The government is dedicated to serving the North-east sector, a separate ministry administers the jurisdictional requirements of NER [north east region],” the PM said. “From culture to agriculture, from commerce to connectivity, the development of North-East has become our top priority.”

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Modi said, “You know that we have brought a work culture where we inaugurate the projects of which we have laid the foundation stone. The era of ‘atkana, latkana, bhatkana’ [creating hurdles, delaying, misleading] is gone.”

“The gathering of such a huge crowd with such a festive feel so early in the morning, is the result of implementing all the government policies efficiently and on time,” he said. “We have ensured ontime completion of all the undertaken development projects. Hindrance, pendency and diversion are not aspects of the government.”

The Prime Minister said that when he laid the foundation stone of the airport in 2019, political commentators were dismissive of the airport being completed and stated that it was just a poll gimmick.

“Today Northeast is witnessing a dawn of new hopes and opportunities. Today’s event is a great example of New India’s approach towards development,” he said, highlighting that Donyi Polo Airport is the fourth operational airport of Arunachal Pradesh.