Towards the end of the year, the coastal state got its much-awaited full-fledged civilian airport.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 inaugurated the greenfield international airport at Mopa village in North Goa, which was named after former chief minister and defence minister late Manohar Parrikar.
The Mopa airport was keenly awaited as the Dabolim airport, which was
managed by the Navy, was suffering from capacity constraint.
The new Mopa facility has the capacity to handle the extra large wide-body jet aircraft like an Airbus A380.
In the field of sports
Goa hosted U-17 FIFA women's football world cup
matches at Fatorda in South Goa this year, and it is gearing
up to host the National Games next year.