NEW DELHI: A roof collapse at New Delhi's main airport on Friday (Jun 28) highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi's challenges to make India a global aviation hub and raises questio
A view of a damaged portion of a canopy at Terminal 1 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport following heavy rainfall in New Delhi , India , on Jun 28, 2024. on Friday highlights Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's challenges to make India a global aviation hub and raises questions about the rapid pace of infrastructure development in India .
The collapse joins a growing list of incidents involving infrastructure over the past year that has prompted questions from opposition party politicians and experts about the risks of lax regulation and the fast pace at which projects are completed. This is part of Modi's broader, $1 trillion infrastructure push across the country which has been the cornerstone of his pitch to boost India's economy and increase jobs.
A video titled"Revolutionizing Airports" posted by Modi on his YouTube account earlier this year explained that an upgrade of Delhi T1 had cost $553 million, though the roof that collapsed was not part of it. The video also said how many more new terminals, like one in Jabalpur in central India, have been built.Earlier this week, part of a canopy at Jabalpur airport in Madhya Pradesh also collapsed after heavy rains, posts on social media showed.
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