Agartala airport to be renamed as “Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya” owing a gift to the people of Tripura
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Agartala, July 5: Same place, new identity! Having a unified consent by the Modi government, Agartala Airport in Tripura will now be termed 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.
Gifting major bout of happiness, the decisions slated by the cabinet on Wednesday showcased a wide range of happy faces for the masses especially the farmers. In a similar drive, the cabinet gave its approval to rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura.
According to an official communique, Manikya Kishore, who ascended the throne of the erstwhile Tripura Princely State in 1923, was an enlightened and benevolent ruler. 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. Due to his initiative, an airport at Agartala was constructed that has evolved as the second busiest airport in the North East and provides crucial air connectivity to Tripura. It is apt to rename the Agartala Airport after his name, which will be a befitting tribute to Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore.
In the run-up to assembly polls this year, BJP had promised to rename the airport if it comes to power in Tripura. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who returned to the state on Wednesday evening from the national capital, thanked the Prime Minister for renaming the Agartala airport after Tripura's last king.