Punjab to start land acquisition for Mohali int`l airport

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Punjab will start acquiring land for setting up Mohali International Airport, a joint venture between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Great Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), from December.
It is estimated that the government will acquire nearly 300 acres for the project, spending Rs 300-500 crore.
It will be the second international airport in Punjab after Amritsar. According to plans, the existing infrastructure of the civil-cum-defence airport at Chandigarh would be integrated into the Mohali international airport.
The project includes building an international terminal near the existing Chandigarh Indian Air Force base and further expansion of domestic terminal.
Also, the existing runway will be expanded to handle large passenger aircraft. In the proposed project, the AAI will have 51 per cent stake while 49 per cent stake will be held by the GMADA.
05/11/07 Vijay C Roy/Business Standard

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