De-flooding work begins at Visakhapatnam airport

VIisakhapatnam: Work on preventing flooding of the Visakhapatnam airport has begun following the award of contract. The work is scheduled for completion in 18 months.
The de-flooding project had been on the anvil ever since the airport got flooded for two successive monsoons following torrential rain throwing flight schedules out of gear, heavily disrupting connectivity impacting upon its image as a favoured investment destination. The engineer-in-chief, Irrigation, had appointed Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) as consultants to suggest measures for preventing the flooding after the Chief Minister held a meeting. After technical survey and deliberations with officials of the Airports Authority of India, the district administration and user agencies, WAPCOS made its recommendations leading to finalising the project.
According to sources, the tender was finalised in the middle of the month at a contract value of Rs. 51.19 crores, 21.2 per cent less than the estimated contract value of Rs. 65.3 crores.
30/03/07 G.V. Prasada Sarma/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007