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New Delhi/Raipur, January 24, 2012: The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal and renamed Mana Airport as Swami Vivekanand Airport, Raipur.
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, approved a proposal to rename the Mana Airport as Swami Vivekanand Airport, Raipur, officials said.
The renaming would fulfill a long pending demand of the people of Chhattisgarh and the state government.
The world famous spiritual leader had spent about two years in Raipur and the renaming would be a homage to Swami Vivekanand.
Raipur Airport belongs to Airports Authority of India (AAI), where about 85 domestic flights per week to and from Raipur are operating.
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