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PMO takes cognizance of slipshod work at Patna's new terminal
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|July 15, 2025
A recent query by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) regarding broken tiles, sanitary fittings and slipshod work at the new integrated terminal building of Patna’s Jayprakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport, has prompted the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to issue show-cause notices to two senior officers at the Patna airport, while letting off the Hyderabad-based agency responsible for executing the work, said officials on Monday.
The PMO’s query on July 1 was in response to a social media post on microblogging site X, which read, “Welcome to Patna airport! Broken tiles everywhere, broken toilets and a poor experience - all thanks to the rushed reopening of the new terminal for Modi’s photo-op. With no development to show, nothing to inaugurate, airport was rushed, metro is being rushed and now Rajgir stadium will be rushed. More embarrassments ahead than pride...”
This story is from the July 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ranchi.
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