Kolkata airport to relocate 136-year-old bankra mosque

Kolkata airport to relocate 136-year-old bankra mosque

At Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, authorities have confirmed plans to relocate the Bankra Mosque, also known as the Gouripur Jame Masjid, from within the airport’s operational zone. The mosque, believed to be more than 130 years old and older than the airport itself, is situated approximately 165 metres from the airport’s secondary runway. Aviation authorities have long argued that its location poses operational cons…