Government gives 610 acres for Madurai Airport

Madurai:The Tamil Nadu Government has passed an order for providing 610 acres of land free of cost to the Madurai Airport, according to airport sources.
The Airports Authority of India had earlier requested the State Government for the land to carry out expansion. In the Rs 500 crore expansion plan, fire station, runway expansion and quality improvement works have been completed at a cost of Rs 75 crore till now. The new terminal building was coming up at a cost of Rs 130 crore.
During the inauguration of the work related to the new terminal building, it was announced that 50 per cent of the land for airport expansion would be available for free. However now it has been informed that the entire land would be available for free.
The land for the expansion of the airport has been identified and the existing runway of 7,500 feet would be further increased to 12,500 feet at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The existing airport is spread on 500-acre land.
M Suresh, Airport Controller, exuded confidence that with the completion of the expansion work, the industrial sector would witness a phenomenal growth. An ATS complex would also come up at a cost of Rs 50 crore and a new control room would be established in the existing staff quarters, he added.
14/08/08 Newindpress

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Categories: Airports Aug 2008