Vizag new terminal building to be completed by 2008

Visakhapatnam: The progress on the modernisation work of airport was explained during the Airport Advisory Committee meeting held here on Wednesday.
The officials told Visakhapatnam MP and former Chief Minister N. Janardhana Reddy, who presided over the meeting, that works on the runway and night landing facility were completed. Calibration of the runway to receive wide-bodied aircraft was also done.
He was also told that the Rs. 95-crore new terminal building would be completed by 2008 and that flood control measures were being taken up.
General Manager (projects) of the Airport Authority of India H.S. Suresh explained about the works on the airport while Superintending Engineer (irrigation) K. Damodara Rao said that Rs.15 crores was so far on the Rs. 74-crore project to construct channels to send excess water from Meghadrigedda and Kondagedda reservoirs into the sea without inundating the airport. He also said that a quarry belonging to a contractor should be closed as it was proving to be a hurdle for the channel from Meghadrigedda reservoir.
The Naval and airport authorities would meet on Friday to decide when to commence operations on the newly extended runway. Mr. Pattabhi said that the new facilities would be made operational soon.
24/05/07 Siasat Daily

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