Kolkata, July 13 -- The 136-year-old Bankra Mosque also known as the Gouripur Jama Masjid inside the Kolkata airport has remained shut since Sunday with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari saying that the structure has to be relocated considering the geopolitical significance and the security of the airport.
According to sources in the know, the structure is likely to be relocated within the next three months after which infrastructural construction will start at the airport that will allow the full usage of the second runway. Equipping the second runway with the latest Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) is also on the cards.
A senior official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that the entry to the mosque has been shut down for wors...