Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport. After the inauguration, he addressed a public gathering. During his address, he said now even those wearing Hawai chappal can travel by airlines.
“You will remember, in 2014 when the country gave me the opportunity, I had said that my dream is that even someone wearing slippers can travel by air. To fulfill this dream, it was very necessary to build new-new airports in the country. Our government started working seriously on this mission. In the past 11 years, one after another airports have been built in the country. In the year 2014, there were only 74 airports in our country, today the number of airports in India has crossed 160,” PM Modi said.Due to UDAN Yojana, lakhs of people have taken to the skies for first time in past decade, fulfilling their dreams,” PM Modi said.”In 2014, there were only 74 airports in India, but now there are more than 160 of them,” he added. He further sadi, “Navi Mumbai International Airport and underground metro set to transform travel and connectivity in Mumbai,” he added. …Today, the entire nation is working towards ‘Viksit Bharat’. A Viksit Bharat is one where there is both momentum and progress, and where public welfare is paramount and government schemes make life easier for the citizens…”
