State must provide land for Sriperumbudur airport: AAI

Chennai: The onus of providing land for developing the greenfield airport at Sriperumbudur is on the State Government, said Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman V P Agrawal here on Thursday.
On the potential of the new airport, Agrawal said the economies were all set to grow in the coming years. Hence, the new airport's prospects were bright.
On the deadline for developing the airport, he said, "We want to make it operational in four to five years' time. The modalities of funding this airport will be discussed with the State Government, after the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) report is received."
The ongoing ICAO study would give a clear picture of the logistics involved in the construction, Agrawal said. The AAI chief said Sriperumbudur was identified as a catchment area.
Defending the airport location, Agrawal said the remoteness of the place was not a problem as support infrastructure in the form of road and rail facilities would come up.
03/09/10 ExpressBuzz

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