INDIA
January 1st, 2002
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKAINDIA is planning to open an international airport serving Buddhist pilgrims visiting the site of the Buddha's enlightenment, in the undeveloped state of Bihar, which would receive flights from around the world, unrestricted by bilateral agreements.New Delhi and the Bihar state government have identified land for the development, between the religious site of Buddha Gaya and nearby Gaya town. Indian Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain told the Indian press that he wanted Buddha Gaya to repeat the success of Mecca in becoming ...
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.