Bikaner, Ajmer airports on anvil

Jaipur: Rajasthan is all set to get two more airports -- one at Bikaner and another near Ajmer -- which will give a major boost to tourism in the state. Announcing the two airports, union civil aviation minister Praful Patel, who inaugurated the new international terminal at Sanganer airport here on Wednesday, said that the foundation stone for the Bikaner airport would be laid on March 2.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Rajasthan government have already signed an MoU for the airport at Kishengarh, 25 kilometres from Ajmer, the minister said.
The new terminal in Sanganer, built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, will replace the existing domestic terminal from next month.
Stressing on the need for better intra-state air connectivity, the minister suggested that chief minister Ashok Gehlot may send a proposal to the union ministry for the services of two small national carriers.The new terminal has two aero bridges, modern conveyor belts and 20 check-in counters for different airlines. It has customs and immigration facilities and space for parking as many as 250 cars.
Spread over 22, 950 sq metres, the terminal can serve 500 passengers per hour and 4 lakh passengers per year.
26/02/09 Times of India

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