Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for the early construction of the proposed international airport at Puri.
Speaking at the flagging off of the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, he urged Modi for two more such trains between Puri and Rourkela, and Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad.
“I met the prime minister recently and had a detailed discussion on the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport at Puri. We will incorporate all the suggestions given by him for making it a world-class seaside airport,” Patnaik said, addressing the programme through video conference in the presence of Modi.
