Bengaluru Airport video is shared as Bamboo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh
Claim
Donyi Polo airport, Arunachal Pradesh will be the most eco friendly, interiors made of bamboo, shortly it will be dedicated to Nation. @AAI_Official
Donyi Polo airport, Arunachal Pradesh will be the most eco friendly, interiors made of bamboo,
shortly it will be dedicated to Nation.@AAI_Official pic.twitter.com/4pBcdK446Z— ANAND SATSANGI (@asatsangi11) November 10, 2022
DONYI POLO Arunachal Pradesh added this airport to the state mostly made from BAMBOO. It will be dedicated to the nation by @PMOIndia @NarendraModi soon. Wow..the scale, the aesthetics and all this using indigenous arts and crafts of the region! @nishantchat @ravibhadoria
DONYI POLO
Arunachal Pradesh added this airport to the state mostly made from BAMBOO.
It will be dedicated to the nation by @PMOIndia @NarendraModi soon.
Wow..the scale, the aesthetics and all this using indigenous arts and crafts of the region!@nishantchat @ravibhadoria pic.twitter.com/rWwISx0QCv
— @Akashtv1Soni (@Akashtv1Soni) November 10, 2022
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Explanation
Donyi Airport in Itanagar in the Northeast state of Arunachal Pradesh has been completed and it is expected to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This new greenfield airport used bamboo and cane extensively in its designs. A video is shared on social media with a claim that it shows the interiors of the Donyi Airport in Arunachal Pradesh. Some of these posts can be seen here, here, here and here.
What’s the truth?
Donyi Polo Airport is a newly constructed greenfield airport and its entrance is constructed with a bamboo structure of the Great Hornbill, the state bird of Arunchal Pradesh where the airport is located. The construction of the Airport is complete, and it is expected to be unveiled in November 2022.
The construction work of Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar @aaihollongi is completed and the airport will soon commence flight operations. The huge state-of-the-art entry gate at the airport is built up of bamboo showcasing the shape of the state bird- the Great Hornbill. pic.twitter.com/UTzmBwtudl
— Airports Authority of India (@AAI_Official) November 8, 2022
However, the visuals circulated in social media claiming to be from this airport are not true. They are taken in Terminal 2 of the Bengaluru Airport which is inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi today (11 Nov 2022).
Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi will be inaugurating Terminal 2 of Kempegowda Airport, Bengaluru tomorrow. The interior of this terminal is made, nearly entirely, by Bamboo and will inspire the industry to use this ' green gold' replacing traditional carbon intensive raw material. pic.twitter.com/cnAcNKOmP2
— Agriculture INDIA (@AgriGoI) November 10, 2022
Photos and Visuals from these terminals are published by various news outlets.
A video was uploaded on YouTube in a channel named “Hamari Mitti Society” on 19 Oct 2022.
The viral video is shared by many in social media correctly attributing it to the Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda Airport in Bengaluru.
Conclusion
In our search, we find that the viral claim is false as the video is actually taken from Bengaluru not in Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh.
