Public-private partnership for airports

Karaikal: The Union Government had prepared a master plan for inviting private partnership in improving various facilities in airports across the country. This was stated by Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel here on Saturday.
In a chat with press persons at Thirunallar in Karaikal after offering worship at Lord Saneeswara Temple, the Minister asserted that the master plan did not envisage privatisation of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Stating that the government was keen on modernising the non-metro airports in the country, Praful Patel pointed out that in Tamil Nadu, the three non-metro airports at Tiruchy, Coimbatore and Madurai were being modernised.
To a query on the status of upgradation proposal of Puducherry airport, the Minister said that the runway of the airport required adjoining land areas in Tamil Nadu. Once the land acquisition process was over, the airport would be upgraded.
When asked whether the proposed greenfield airport at Karaikal would become a reality, he said that the government was keen on giving shape to the proposal.
20/09/09 R Venkatramani/ExpressBuzz

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