A Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved renaming of the Jharsuguda Airport as ‘Veer Surendra Sai Airport’.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier written to Modi urging the him to name the airport after western Odisha’s legendary freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.
Naming the airport after Surendra Sai would be a befitting tribute to the illustrious son of the soil, Patnaik had said.
The Odisha Legislative Assembly had also passed a resolution unanimously to name the newly-constructed Jharsuguda Airport after Veer Surendra Sai.