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Statue of Prosperity

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PM unveils the 108 ft bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
PM unveils the 108 ft bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda

The Statue of Prosperity is the statue of the founder and architect of the city of Bangalore, termed widely as 'Nadaprabhu' Kempe Gowda (1510 - 1569), constructed at the Kempegowda International Airport, in Devanahalli of Bengaluru. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in the presence of Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of the state, and other delegates on the occasion of Kanakadas Jayanti. The statue was recorded in the "World Book of Records" as the tallest bronze statue constructed for a founder of a city. It also stated that it is 108 feet long with the sword weighing 4 tons.

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PM unveils the 108 ft bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
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Kempegowda International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport

Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha), it is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened in May 2008 as an alternative to increased congestion at HAL Airport, the original primary commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. Kempegowda International Airport became Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport, developed by CleanMax Solar.The airport is the third-busiest airport by passenger traffic, air traffic movements and domestic and total cargo handled in India, behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai, and is the 29th busiest airport in Asia. In FY 2022–23, the airport handled around 32 million passengers and 410,311 tonnes (452,290 short tons) of cargo. The airport offers connecting flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to five of them. The airport has two passenger terminals that handles both domestic and international operations, and two runways, the second of which was commissioned on 6 December 2019. The second terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2022 and began domestic operations in January 2023, with all international operations being moved to the new terminal in September 2023. There is also a cargo village and three cargo terminals. The airport serves as a hub for AIX Connect, Alliance Air, Go First, IndiGo, Star Air and DHL Aviation and is a focus city for Air India and SpiceJet.