Tamil Nadu to focus on developing airports

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government today said it is is focussing on developing airports in the state, including non-metros like Tuticorin and Salem.
The state Transport Ministry K N Nehru, presenting the policy note in the Assembly, said while expansion and modernisation of Chennai airport was at Rs 1808 crore, "efforts were on to establish a greenfield airport at Sriperumbudur near here, which has some big industrial houses, including handset maker Nokia".
Chennai airport has recorded "significant" growth in passenger traffic and cargo movement in the last few years, it said, adding modernisation of the airport, undertaken by Airports Authority of India, would be completed by 2010.
The government had acquired 126 acres of land for this purpose at a little over Rs 127 crore.
24/06/09 Chennai Online

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