The new terminal of Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal was inaugurated on Tuesday by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi.
“With the opening of the new airport terminal at the Raja Bhoj airport, the industrial development in Madhya Pradesh could go up as it will operate international flights, after Indore in the state”, Raja said.
After inaugurating the Rs 135-crore Integrated Terminal Building (ITB), the minister also assured he would speak to the concerned departments for the opening of excise and customs counters in ITB.
The new airport terminal is built over an area of 26,936 sq metres and the ITB has 14 check-in counters, four immigration counters for departures and 6 immigration counters for arrival.
It also has two customs counters, each for arrival and departure, and six X-ray machines for security. The runway at the airport has also been expanded from 6,000 ft to 9,000 ft.
The airport has night landing facilities, an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and will get a new fire station and control tower soon.
28/06/11 SamayLive
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