Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the first phase of the international airport at Mopa in North Goa will be commissioned in August 2022 and 23.55 per cent physical work on the project has been completed. The construction of the runways, taxiways, passenger terminal building, ATC tower, administration building, compound wall among other infrastructure, is underway. The first phase of the airport is expected to be commissioned by August 2022. Court clearances and the COVID-19 pandemic had led to delays in implementation of the project.