PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Rs 450-crore airport terminal building in Tripura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the venue to inaugurate the building and a few other programmes including Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools.

PM Narendra Modi is visiting the Tripura today. (Image credit: ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inspected the new building of Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Tripura's Agartala.

The Prime Minister is at the venue to inaugurate the building and a few other programmes including Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools.

"The previous govt had no vision for the state. I had assured 'HIRA' (H-highways, I- internet way, R-railways, A-airport) model of development in Tripura. Work is underway to develop Tripura as a gateway to the northeast," PM Modi said at the event.

Tripura: PM Narendra Modi inspects new integrated terminal building of Maharaja Bir Bikram airport in Agartala

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The New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport is built at a cost of about Rs 450 crore.

Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools is aimed to improve the quality of education in the state by converting 100 existing High/Higher secondary schools to Vidyajyoti Schools with state of art facilities and quality education.

The project will cover about 1.2 lakh students from Nursery to class XII and will cost around Rs 500 crores in the next three years.