Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 8) inaugurated phase one of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore and all set to significantly boost India's aviation capacity.

The new airport, spread over 1,160 hectares, is also expected to ease the heavy traffic burden on Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Before the formal inauguration, the Prime Minister took a walkthrough of the newly constructed facility.

Largest greenfield airport

It is India's largest greenfield airport project, developed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and is the second international airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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