CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi for establishment of an airport at Puri in the name of ‘Sri Jagannath International Airport’, for which land has already been identified.
“Puri is organically linked to two Ramsar Sites- Chilika Lake (India’s first Ramsar site and UNESCO World Heritage site) on one side and Bhitarkanika National Park on other side. Both these locations have huge potential for international eco-tourism. Puri beach has been recently transformed into a Blue Flag beach with world-class experience for the tourists. Most of the historic Buddhist Heritage sites like Dhauli, Ratnagiri, etc with travel time within three hours from Puri, attract Buddhist pilgrims from across the world,” Patnaik said in the letter.
