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Consider the following airports:1. Donyi Polo Airport2. Kushinagar International Airport3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

a1 and 2 only
b2 and 3 only
c1 and 3 only
d1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: a) 1 and 2 only
ExplanationOption 1 is correct: Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar is the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh.The airport is suitable for all weather day operations.Option 2 is correct: Since 2019, nearly 6 Greenfield airports namely, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Itanagar, Kushinagar and Mopa have been operationalised, out of which Kushinagar and Mopa airports are International airports.Option 3 is incorrect: Airport Authority of India has undertaken development/ expansion of airports in Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Vijayawada and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Ita- nagar and Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh).Thus, Vijayawada airport is not a greenfield project.96

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