Video of Bengaluru Airport Viral As Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh

A video of a beautiful bamboo interior is going viral in the name of Itanagar’s Hollongi Airport in Arunachal Pradesh.

It has been doing rounds on social media as the state-of-the-art visuals of newly-developed Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi, Itanagar.

Fact Crescendo received the video on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check requests.

We found that the video is not from Itanagar Airport. Viral claims are false.

WHAT’S THE CLAIM?

The viral video shows the interior of a grand construction apparently made of wood. It is claimed that it is Donyi Polo Airport of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Similar claims are also shared on Facebook, Dailymotion, and YouTube.

FACT-CHECK

Google reverse image search led us to comparable images and videos reportedly to be of Bangalore airport. 

Karnataka Health minister Dr. K. Sudhakar shared a video on 18 October showing a similar interior as the newly built Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport in Banglore.

Karnataka Large and Medium-scale Industries minister Dr. Murugesh Nirani and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje also shared the same video last month. 

Journalist Mahesh Chitnis also shared another video of Terminal 2 at Bangalore airport. 

The new terminal is built based on a theme that showcases the ethos of Bengaluru as the garden city of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second terminal on November 11, reports Hindustan Times.

American architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has designed this terminal in Bengaluru airport to give passengers an experience of a “walk in the garden.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared the images of this new terminal. 

“This will lead to capacity expansion of the airport and will boost commerce. I am glad that the terminal building accords topmost importance to sustainability,” he wrote in a tweet. 

Donyi Polo Airport of Arunachal Pradesh

The construction of the Greenfield Airport at Itanagar’s Hollongi has been completed. 

Last week, PM Modi-led the Union Cabinet named it Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar in the honor of Sun (Donyi) and the Moon (Polo) to symbolize the traditions and rich cultural heritage of the State.

It is the third airport in Arunachal Pradesh. It has the state bird – the Great Hornbill – shaped entry gate made up of bamboo. 

CONCLUSION

It is clear that the video of Bangalore airport is being shared in the name of Itanagar’s Hollongi Airport in Arunachal Pradesh.

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