Shrawasti, Kushinagar to get international airports soon

Shrawasti: In order to boost tourism and regional development in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has proposed to set up an international airport each in Shrawasti and Kushinagar districts and to improve the infrastructure in the Buddhist circuit. The circuit covering Sarnath, Kushinagar, Sankisa, Kaushambi, Shrawasti and Kapilvastu attracts pilgrims from all over the world, particularly Japan and other South East Asian countries. The potential of the region is yet to be fully tapped.
The state government has invited bids from consultancy firms for preparing a comprehensive project report for the development of international airports in Shrawasti and Kushinagar and integrated development of the Buddhist circuit under public-private partnership (PPP) on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) basis.
The last date for sending the bids was August 22. The bids would be opened on September 22. These places follow the norms laid down by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The ASI norms have to be followed while developing the place.
05/09/09 Bipin Chand Agarwal/Times of india

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