The new Mopa airport is in___?

The new Mopa airport in Goa would be named as Manohar International Airport after the late Manohar Parrikar. The Mopa International Airport in Goa has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase air connectivity and tourism in the coastal state. The development of a Greenfield airport at Mopa, Goa is a prestigious project being developed by the State Government of Goa under public-private-partnership (PPP) mode at a revised sanctioned project cost of ₹2,870 crore. About Manohar Parriakar Manohar Parrikar was a highly reputed leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa who as his last political duty served as the Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 until his death. Prior to this, he had served as Goa's Chief Minister from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014.. From October 2014 to March 2017, he also served as the defence minister. He received a posthumous Padma Bhushan in January 2020. About Mopa airport In November 2016, the PM laid Mopa airport's foundation stone. It will be the second airport in the state, the first airport in Goa is at Dabolim.