Kushinagar Airport Declared an International Airport

Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to declare Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport.

Need

  • On any given day, around 200-300 devotees from Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Burma, etc are coming and offering their prayers at Kushinagar.
  • However, this International tourist destination has no direct connectivity, which has been a long pending demand of the visitors.

Prelims Facts

Historical Significance of Kushinagar

  • It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana.
  • It is dotted with severalother Buddhist sites in the nearby surroundings like Sravasti (238 km), Kapilvastu (190 km) and Lumbini (195 km) ....
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