Guwahati: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on 4th July gave its approval to rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura as ‘Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala. The decision comes in the wake of the long pending demand of people of Tripura as well as the Tripura Government for paying tribute to Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore.
Agartala Airport was constructed in 1942 on the land donated by Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore. As a visionary ruler, who had traveled extensively across the globe, he took several steps for the all-round development of Tripura.
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