PM Modi to inaugurate Itanagar airport today

The Modi government has paid special emphasis on improving connectivity to, from and within the region. Till 2014, there were nine operational airports in the NE. Since then, thanks to the building of seven more operational airports, aircraft movement in the northeast has increased by 113% — from 852 per week in 2014 to 1,817 per week in 2022, said a government statement.