Kushinagar soon to get international airport

Lucknow: The proposed Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh has finally got a go ahead from the Centre.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Airport Authority of India, has cleared the project, which is expected to provide a boost to pilgrim tourism in the state’s Buddhist circuit.
The airport will be constructed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode and the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (UPTDC) will soon be inviting bids. Work is expected to start in the first half of this year.
The Managing Director of UPSTDC, Avanish Kumar Awasthi, who visited the district two days ago, said: “We have all our clearances ready.”
The environmental clearances are yet to come. To ensure it, the green belt, which was the main hurdle, has been made an integral part of the project, an official said.
Built made under the PPP mode, the airport will place the eastern UP district on the international tourism map.
The UPSTDC had appointed IL&FC as consultant for the project.
09/01/10 Tarannum Manjul/Indian Express

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