PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport on 20th August 2021 | Daily Current Affairs Dose

PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport on 20th August 2021 | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport on 20th August 2021 | Daily Current Affairs Dose

PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport on 20th October 2021.

The Kushinagar International Airport will get operational this week to ease cumbersome travel of earlier times and facilitate the air travel requirements of International Buddhist pilgrims in India.

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The inaugural flight will land at the airport from Colombo, Sri Lanka carrying 125 dignitaries & Buddhist Monks, highlighting the convenience to Buddhists across the world to visit the Mahaparinirvan Sthal of Lord Buddha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport: Key Highlights

The new terminal is equipped to handle 300 passengers during peak hours. Kushinagar is an International Buddhist Pilgrimage Centre, where Lord Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana. It is also the Centre point of the Buddhist circuit, which consists of pilgrimage sites at Lumbini, Sarnath and Gaya. 

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The airport will help in attracting more followers of Buddhism from home and abroad to Kushinagar and will enhance the development of Buddhist theme based circuit. Journey of Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti, Rajgir, Sankisa and Vaishali of Buddhist circuit will be covered in lesser time.

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Direct aviation connectivity with South Asian countries will make it easier for tourists arriving from Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore etc. to reach Kushinagar and experience the rich heritage of the region. Tourism inflow is expected to rise by up to 20% with inauguration of the flight.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Statehood Day of Uttar Pradesh: 24 January 1950
• Capital of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
• Largest city of Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur
• Total Districts in Uttar Pradesh: 75
• Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben Patel
• Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath
• Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh: Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma
• Total Assembly Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh: Bicameral Council (100 seats) and Assembly (403 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh: Rajya Sabha (31 seats) and Lok Sabha (80 seats)
• Official language of Uttar Pradesh: Hindi
• Additional official of Uttar Pradesh: Urdu
• Total Population of Uttar Pradesh (2011): 199,812,341
• Literacy in Uttar Pradesh (2011): 69.67%
• Sex ratio in Uttar Pradesh (2011): 912 ♀/1000 ♂