Two days before the inauguration of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials on Monday said that the airport has been built to withstand even the most extreme weather events.

“We are prepared for the worst cloudburst scenario. The airport has been raised to 8.5 metres and has been tested. Don’t worry, it will never flood,” Captain BVJK Sharma, chief executive officer of NMIA, said at a press briefing.

He was responding to a query on whether they have kept the heavy rains and overflowing of Panvel Creek, which surrounds the NMIA, in mind while designing the airport.

“Our mission in life is to take anxiety away from the common people,” he added, noting that this mission extends beyond the runway.

Stating that every detail of the airport has

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