Odisha CM urges Modi to establish international airport at Puri
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish an international airport at Puri.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Patnaik urged him to ask the Ministry of Civil Aviation to take up the airport project on priority.
He proposed that the international airport be named Sri Jagannath International Airport.
Patnaik said the proposed airport would help bring Lord Jagannath devotees from across the world to Puri.
He said that land has been identified for the airport and the state government would extend all possible assistance for establishing the airport in record time.
