Revamp of 16 non-metro airports by 2008

The AAI has taken up modernisation of 35 non-metro airports across the country. The target date for the completion of the modernisation process is March 2010. Non-metro airports include those apart from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad.
According to figures from the civil aviation ministry, airports across the country which will have undergone completion include Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Udaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Mangalore, Aurangabad, Khajuraho, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Trichy, Varanasi, Dehradun, Imphal and Pune.
The modernisaion of these airports includes construction of a new terminal building or upgradation of the existing terminal in these airports. The work also includes extension of runway, building of parking bays and aprons wherever necessary.
The AAI's total investment in the modernisation of these 16 airports comes to around Rs 1,840 crore. The construction and modernisation of terminals, which is the major chunk of the work, will constitute around Rs 1,360 crore.
The AAI is spending a total amount of Rs 12,434 crore on development of airport infrastructure according to the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
10/06/08 Anirban Chowdhury/Business Standard

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Categories: Airports Jun 2008