Chandigarh Airport Renamed
The decision was taken on September 25, 2022, as a tribute to the freedom fighter. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman renamed the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The Prime minister said that the decision had been waiting for a long time.
In his “Mann ki Baat,” PM Modi stated that the decision had been pending for a quite long time. He also thanked the people of Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana, as well as the entire country.
The Punjab administration was negotiating with Haryana about naming the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Airport Renaming Event. Who all participated?
At the airport, Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, and Union Minister Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh attended the ceremony.
The event was also attended by Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, and MP from Chandigarh Kirron Kher.
What else did PM Modi say on Mann Ki Baat?
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The airport’s runway is located in the Indian city of Mohali, Punjab and Panchkula, Haryana. It was also awarded as the ‘Best Airport by Hygiene Mesures in Asia-Pacific in 2021.
Chandigarh International Airport Facts
- The airport is a customs airport that serves the Chandigarh Union Territory as well as neighbouring cities of Mohali, Punjab, and Panchkula, Haryana.
- The runway of the airport is located in the UT of Chandigarh, while the terminal is located on the south side of the runway in the village of Jhiurheri, Mohali.
- Six domestic airlines serve the airport, which connects Chandigarh to 17 domestic and 2 international destinations.
- It was also named the “Best Airport by Hygiene Metrics” in Asia-Pacific by Airports Council International in 2021.
- The civil enclave of the IAF Station handled all civil and commercial operations at Chandigarh Airport.
Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter who was hanged to death by the British colonizers at the young age of 23 years.
Singh was involved in two high-profile plots against British authorities in India that helped impel the Indian Independence movement.
He was born on September 27, 1907 in Kolkata, India.
