New terminals at Chennai likely by June next year

Chennai: The transformation of the Chennai airport has been delayed by more than two years. The cost of the project has escalated by 15% from `1,808 crore to `2,105 crore. But the wait till June 2012, when the new domestic and international terminals are expected to be up and ready, and the additional expenditure may be worth it.
“Unlike any other airport in the world, passengers will have a clear view of the vertical gardens from any part of the [new] terminals. It would be a mix of engineering and nature, interior and exterior spaces and a man’s relationship to earth and air travel,” said S. Bhaduri, executive director (projects) of Airports Authority of India that controls the facility.
The new terminals are expected to clock between 72 and 75 green points of the total 100 for integrated habited assessment. With energy conservation and water management systems, the airport is expected to give privately operated facilities in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru a run for their money.
“The physical completion of works of the domestic terminal building has been streamlined to be completed by end of January 2012 and the international terminal building by end of February 2012,” said Mr Bhaduri.
23/12/11 S. Sujatha/Deccan Chronicle

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