New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The newly constructed international airport in Ayodhya could be renamed after poet Valmiki -celebrated as the author of epic Ramayana- during Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the temple town, people aware of the matter said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate the airport, currently called the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, on Saturday. People aware the matter said that the airport might be renamed as "Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham."

"The announcement might be made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the airport on December 30," said an official familiar with the matter on condition of anonymity.

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