THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Ayodhya, Dec 30: Following the inauguration of the Ayodhya Railway Station, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in the temple city of Ayodhya.
The expansive airport in Ayodhya was constructed by the Airports Authority of India following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh Government in April of the previous year.
The construction of Phase 1 of the cutting-edge airport has cost about Rs 1450 crore.
Approximately 10 lakh passengers can be served annually by the 6500 square meter terminal building at the airport.
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Temple architecture and sustainability features
The terminal building’s front design mirrors the temple architecture of the soon-to-be-constructed Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Inside, local art, paintings, and murals illustrating the life of Bhagwan Shri Ram embellish the terminal’s interiors.
Ayodhya Airport’s terminal building also has a number of sustainability features, including LED lighting, rainwater harvesting, insulated roofing, water treatment and sewage treatment plants, solar power plants, and landscaping with fountains. These features are included to achieve a 5-star rating in the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA).
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2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat trains; Rail projects inaugurated
Earlier in the day, two new Amrit Bharat trains and six new Vande Bharat trains were flagged off from Ayodhya Dham Station by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In addition to launching other projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya today to inaugurate the Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat trains.
The new Amrit Bharat trains will run as the Malda Town-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru) Amrit Bharat Express and the Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express.
The Vande Bharat trains that were flagged off are the following: the Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express, the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, the Mangalore-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, the Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, the Coimbatore-Bangalore Cantt Vande Bharat Express, and the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express.
In order to improve the rail infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister also dedicated three railway projects worth Rs 2300 crore to the country.
The projects comprise the third line project for Rooma Chakeri-Chanderi, along with the Jaunpur-Tulsi Nagar, Akbarpur-Ayodhya, Sohawal-Patranga, and Safdarganj-Rasauli segments of the Jaunpur-Ayodhya-Barabanki doubling project. Additionally, there is the doubling and electrification undertaking for the Malhaur-Daliganj railway section.
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