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Chandigarh International Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Chandigarh airport name: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala on Saturday in which this agreement was reached.

Written By: Shashwat Bhandari @ShashBhandari New Delhi Updated on: December 15, 2022 17:53 IST
Chandigarh International Airport to be named after Shaheed
Image Source : ANI Chandigarh International Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Highlights

  • Punjab and Haryana have agreed to name Chandigarh International airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh
  • The naming of the Chandigarh international airport was earlier drawn into a controversy
  • The airport's terminal building falls in Punjab's Mohali town

Chandigarh Airport: The Haryana and Punjab governments have agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala on Saturday in which this agreement was reached.

In a tweet, CM Mann said, "Punjab and Haryana have agreed to name Chandigarh International airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singhji. Today, had a meeting with Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on this issue."

The naming of the Chandigarh international airport was earlier drawn into a controversy.

The Punjab government in 2017 had demanded that the airport should be named as "Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali".

The Haryana government had no objection over the use of Bhagat Singh's name but it had raised its concerns about the use of the airport's name.

The airport's terminal building falls in Punjab's Mohali town.

The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the governments of Punjab and Haryana.

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