The Maharashtra authorities on Monday gave its nod for the creation of a devoted police station for the Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport space, an official stated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the airport on Wednesday, whereas the passenger flight operations are scheduled to start in December.

The airport is anticipated to cater to roughly 9 crore passengers and 360 crore metric tonnes of cargo yearly as soon as it turns into absolutely operational.

The official stated that in view of the security and safety of passengers and cargo, the Further Director Basic of Police (Planning and Coordination) had submitted a proposal to the house division for the creation of a brand new police station.

Based on the proposal, the brand new police station was to be created by dividing the Panvel Metropolis and Ulwe police stations, he stated.

The brand new airport at the moment falls below the jurisdiction of those two police stations, he added.Accordingly, the house division gave its nod for the creation of the brand new Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport police station.It has additionally accepted the creation of 108 new posts for the police station with a recurring expense of Rs 3.38 crore and a non-recurring expense of Rs 1.76 crore.

The state authorities has issued a authorities decision relating to this, he stated.