Development of non-metro airports gathers tailwind

New Delhi: The government is planning to fund the Rs 4,662 crore development of 35 non-metro airports through internal resources, rather than taking the private-sector funding route.
The development and modernisation of all the 35 non-metro airports will be undertaken simultaneously by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and will be completed by March 2010. In these airports, wholly owned subsidiaries of AAI will be created for their development and operation.
AAI will develop all civil enclaves and airports at Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed between Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and AAI for the development of Nagpur airport.
The AAI has already awarded works for terminal building in 13 airports and airside development, which include runway, taxiway, apron, fire station, control tower and isolation bay, in 19 airports. Tenders have been invited for modernizing and developing terminal buildings in 10 airports and airside development in five airports.
Airside works are expected to be completed in 17 airports including Pune, Nagpur, Udaipur, Agra, Imphal, Agartala during the current fiscal. Airside development will be completed in 12 airports by 2008-09 and the works in remaining six airports will be finished by 2009-10.
26/04/07 Oineetom Ojah/Financial Express

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007