37 firms bid to develop regional Andhra airports

Hyderabad: As many as 37 infrastructure firms have put in bids to develop eight regional airports in Andhra Pradesh, according to a top official.
The state government will finalize the list of developers for the airports located at the so-called tier-IV cities by September, said the senior executive of Infrastructure Corp. of Andhra Pradesh (Incap).
The state had called for bids in January to develop airports at Nellore in Nellore district, Ongole in Prakasam district, Ramagundam in Karimnagar district, Kothagudem in Khammam district, Kurnool in Kurnool district, Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district, Nizamabad in Nizamabad district, and Badangi in Vijayanagaram district.
State-owned Incap promotes infrastructure projects in Andhra Pradesh.
The companies that have shown interest in developing the airports include UK-based Caparo Group Ltd, GMR Infrastructure Ltd, Lanco Infratech Ltd, IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd, Maytas Infra Ltd, Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries Ltd, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Airport Developers Pvt. Ltd, Unitech Ltd and Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. Other players that have expressed interest include Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd, Gayatri Projects Ltd, Soma Enterprise Ltd, Indu Projects Ltd, Progressive Construction Pvt. Ltd, MSK Projects (India) Ltd, Marg Ltd, and Shivani Oil and Gas Exploration Services Ltd.
01/04/08 C.R. Sukumar/Livemint

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