Tripura assembly for renaming Agartala airport

June 30, 2010 01:33 pm | Updated 01:33 pm IST - Agartala

The Tripura assembly has unanimously supported a proposal to rename Agartala airport as Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore airport.

Opposition Congress MLA, Sudip Roy Burman, on Tuesday proposed that the airport might be renamed as Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore airport as part of the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Tagore.

“Rabindranath Tagore visited Tripura seven times between 1899 and 1926 and his relation with Tripura was intimate, so we can send a formal proposal to the Civil Aviation ministry in this regard”, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the House in response to the proposal of Mr. Roy Burman.

The House decided to pass a formal proposal and send it to the Ministry within this session.

The Agartala airport, 15 k.m from here, is connected to Kolkata, Guwahati and Delhi.

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