Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that Navi Mumbai International Airport will be named after farmers’ leader D B Patil and the approval for the same was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting.

Fadnavis said that he requested PM Modi to approve the proposal and the Prime Minister gave a positive response. He was speaking at the all-party meeting with local residents who have been demanding the same.

“The central government had earlier given permission for the construction of the airport with the name ‘Navi Mumbai International Airport’, the name has been expanded and now it will be ‘Loknete D B Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport’. Prime Minister has assured that the airport will be named as per the proposal sent by the state government,” said Fadnavis.

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