Air services from Kanpur to Delhi will begin soon: Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said that air services from Kanpur to Delhi will begin soon. Speaking at the inauguration of the new terminal building of Kanpur Airport, the Union minister said, "We have announced 59 new routes and 122 new routes will be announced in the future. We have the vision to connect Kanpur with Pantnagar, Aligarh, Moradabad and Shravasti." There are currently 11 airports operating in the state, and 11 more airports will be started over the next three years. Uttar Pradesh will get 22 new airports altogether. Be it Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Jhansi, Ghazipur, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Saharanpur or Shravasti, airport facilities will be provided at all these places, Scinidia said.

उत्तर प्रदेश में वर्ष 2013-14 में 652 विमानों का आवागमन प्रति सप्ताह में होता था।

प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी एवं #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी के नेतृत्व में आज 1,595 विमानों का आवागमन होता है: केंद्रीय मंत्री श्री @JM_Scindia जी pic.twitter.com/mevPF1kTpH

— Government of UP (@UPGovt) May 26, 2023

Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogo Adityanath said, "Kanpur has long been renowned for its rich spiritual and historical heritage. During the era of independent India, the city played a pivotal role in igniting the flames of the industrial revolution, not just within the state but across the entire country. It stood tall as one of the nation's prominent metropolitans, driving progress and prosperity." The terminal building will be 16 times bigger than the existing terminal at a project cost of Rs 150 crore and is equipped to handle 400 passengers during peak hours, as compared to 50 passengers earlier. The facade of the new terminal will depict the temple architecture of the famous JK Temple of Kanpur, Scindia said further.

Later, Scindia unveiled the statue of late Madhav Rao Scindia in Mainpur, Uttar Pradesh.

आज, उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी के साथ #Mainpuri (उत्तर प्रदेश) में पिताजी की प्रतिमा का अनावरण करने का गौरवपूर्ण अवसर प्राप्त हुआ।

पिताजी, आप सदैव मेरी पहचान रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/1F75xLrjJD

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) May 26, 2023