Nagpur airport modernisation plan extended

Nagpur: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has extended the deadline for completion of the modernisation of the Dr Ambedkar International Airport by almost six months.
Sources at the airport informed that as per initial plans the expansion work was to be completed by September end, but AAI extended the deadline by almost six months making some modification in earlier design and now the new look airport with world-class passenger amenities would be ready by March-2008, a senior airport official said. The Rs 43 crore modernisation project launched by AAI is moving at a snail’s pace, but now with a slew of new expansion work being undertaken, the project cost has escalated to almost Rs 79 crore, he added. Currently domestic and international operations are using the same premises. However, after the revamp, there will be separate modules for domestic and international flights.
20/11/07 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Nov 2007