NEW DELHI: A total of nine Greenfield airports have been operationalised in the country, said Minister of State for Civil Aviation General VK Singh on Thursday. Replying to a query in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that the central government has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country, and nine of them have …
On Wednesday, Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh as Donyi Polo Airport. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the naming of the greenfield airport as ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar,’ according to an official release. The Arunachal Pradesh government passed a resolution naming the …
The call with Omak Apang, who runs the 420-hectare Donyi Polo Tea Estate in Arunachal Pradesh, takes place over half a day. Arunachal now has 28 estates and 1,690 small tea farmers but its tea story begins with Donyi Polo, which has grown famous for its speciality teas and the record prices they fetch. Proof of the garden’s exalted status …