PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Saturday the Donyi Polo airport at Hollongi, the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh that borders China and Myanmar, and described the event as "the beginning of a new era of hope and opportunities" in the Northeast, which he said is the country's first priority now.
Built in less than four years after Modi laid its foundation in February 2019 at Hollongi, at the foothills 25km from state capital Itanagar, this is the fourth operational commercial airport in the frontier state that also has six other airstrips for the military.&nbsp;Among them, two have a civil enclave to handle domestic traffic. Three of these defence airports are advanced landing grounds.
With the one at Hollongi, the Northeast now has 16 operational commercial airports.
The Rs 640-crore Donyi Polo airport covers more than 690 acres, with a 2,300m runway kitted out with all-weather day operation systems and can handle Airbus A320/Boeing 737 or similar aircraft.
Modi said there is a huge potential for cargo facilities in Arunachal and now farmers of the region will be able to easily sell their produce in big markets outside and can earn more money.
He also remotely inaugurated the 600-MW Kameng hydroelectric project, the biggest&nbsp;in the region. "This combination of flight of development and energy for development will take Arunachal to new heights at a new pace," he said.
The PM said roads and highways are being built in the border areas at the most inaccessible heights and the central government is going to spend about Rs 50,000 crore more to build roads.
According to a government statement, the Northeast is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the government's UDAN regional connectivity scheme.

PM inaugurates Arunachal's first greenfield airport

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