IMPHAL, May 7 NNN: Saying that many airports in India were named in honour of the national leaders, the Indo-Myanmar Association, Manipur Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister urging him to rename the Imphal Tulihal Airport, which is being upgraded to an international airport status, in honour of one of the freedom fighters or patriots of Manipur.
Disclosing this to the media here, LC Ruhinikumar, secretary, Indo-Myanmar Association, Manipur, said that the it is the long time dream of the association that the Imphal Tulihal Airport become an international airport because it would bridge between Yangon in Myanmar and Manipur making them more closer.
However, the association wants the airport rename in honour of one of the freedom fighters of Manipur in line with other states of India, he said.
In the memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi, the association said that Imphal Airport is located 8 km south of the capital of Manipur and it offers regional commercial airline service as well general aviation and charter service. The terminal houses a post office and variety shop and there is also a reception counter of Tourism Department, apart from wheelchair accessibility, child care room, and assistance to physically challenged, aged and infirm are available, the memorandum highlighted.
It said that now, it is humbly requested that many airports in India were named in honour of the national leaders except Imphal Airport adding that this airport being located in Manipur, which has a number of freedom fighters .“This will facilitate to pay homage and gratitude to the one who had sacrificed with valour for our future and we, being the sons of the soil should have the privilege of the pride of the one having been born in our motherland,” the memorandum further added.
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