TIRUCHY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tiruchy to inaugurate the second terminal at its international airport on January 2. Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, the union government’s plan to privatise the airport and the demand from some quarters to name the airport after Nobel laureate CV Raman have been thrust back into focus.
The second terminal was constructed at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore by the Union government. But according to the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), 25 airports, including Tiruchy, have been earmarked for leasing between 2022 and 2025. The decision faced criticism from various quarters, including Tiruchy MP Su Thirunavukkarasar, who also serves as chairman of the airport advisory committee.
