<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the bhoomi-pujan (foundation stone-laying) of the much-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rs 16,000 crore NMIA in Raigad district will be the second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and will be a major feat for civil aviation in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Civil Aviation Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, would be present on February 18 at the bhoomi-pujan ceremony, </p>.<p class="bodytext">NMIA is one of the world's largest Greenfield international airports, currently proposed for development, offering world-class facilities for passengers, cargo, aircraft and airlines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposed second airport for MMR is being built at Navi Mumbai for several reasons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prominent among them is the fact that Navi Mumbai is expected to cater to the future growth in population, business and commercial activities of MMR.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The airport site is located on an area of 1,160 hectares, accommodating two parallel runways for simultaneous and independent operations with provision for full-length taxiways on either side of the runways.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NMIA will support the rapidly growing air travel needs and is expected to handle 60 million passengers by 2030.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the bhoomi-pujan (foundation stone-laying) of the much-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Rs 16,000 crore NMIA in Raigad district will be the second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and will be a major feat for civil aviation in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Civil Aviation Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, would be present on February 18 at the bhoomi-pujan ceremony, </p>.<p class="bodytext">NMIA is one of the world's largest Greenfield international airports, currently proposed for development, offering world-class facilities for passengers, cargo, aircraft and airlines.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The proposed second airport for MMR is being built at Navi Mumbai for several reasons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prominent among them is the fact that Navi Mumbai is expected to cater to the future growth in population, business and commercial activities of MMR.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The airport site is located on an area of 1,160 hectares, accommodating two parallel runways for simultaneous and independent operations with provision for full-length taxiways on either side of the runways.</p>.<p class="bodytext">NMIA will support the rapidly growing air travel needs and is expected to handle 60 million passengers by 2030.</p>
