PM to inaugurate Sikkim Airport on September 24

Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim on September 24, officials said Friday. The greenfield airport, located 30 km from here, will put Sikkim on the aviation map of the country.

The Prime Minister will address a public meeting at St Xavier's School ground in Pakyong after inaugurating the state's first airport, the officials said.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at the Bagdogra airport at 4.10 pm on September 23 after which he will board an helicopter from there to fly to Gangtok, the officials said. The Prime Minister will be received by the Governor of Sikkim Ganga Prasad and state Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling after his arrival in the state, the officials said.

He will stay at Raj Bhawan on September 23 and will inaugurate the Pakyong airport the next day. The PM's programme at the airport will begin at around 10 am on September 24, a state government official said Friday, adding, that the PM will then address the people at 10.30 am at the St Xavier's School ground.