Mopa airport in Goa to be commissioned soon: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appealed to the youth to work towards achieving the dream of a "new India" by 2047.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 24 said the Mopa airport in Goa, built at a cost of ₹3,000 crore, will be commissioned soon.

Virtually addressing youth who were given appointments in Goa government departments during the Rojgaar Melava organised by the State government, Mr. Modi also appealed to the youth to work towards achieving the dream of a "new India" by 2047. Goa currently has an airport located at Dabolim in Vasco city, which is managed by the Indian Navy.

At present, only 70 flights land on a daily basis at the Dabolim airport. No landing is permitted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the facility. After the commissioning of the Mopa airport, the number of flights landing in Goa will go up to 150, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said in July this year.

On Thursday, Mr. Modi said the Mopa international airport would be commissioned soon. "Thousands of Goans have received employment during the construction of this airport,” he said.

“In the last eight years, the Central government has invested thousands of crores of Rupees for Goa’s development,” the PM said. During the Rojgaar Melava, the Goa government distributed letters to 1,250 youth for appointments in the State government departments including police, fire and emergency services, planning and statistics and agriculture.

CM Sawant and others were present during the function held at the Raj Bhavan's Darbar Hall in Dona Paula area near Panaji.