Delhi will soon have the tallest Air Traffic Control tower in the country — a 102-metre-high structure at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The tower, to be operational by 2014, will be the seventh tallest in the world.
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the upcoming ATC tower, which will be built adjacent to the present ATC building.
“I am sure that the city of Delhi will be adding this tower to its list of landmarks pretty soon,” Singh said at the function.
The tower will have 21 air traffic controller positions — including 12 positions at operational ground level — and a 360-degree view of the runway positions from the visual control room. It will be taller to Qutab Minar by 40 per cent.
“The new ATC tower will take IGI Airport to a higher level of efficiency. The exemplary skills of the ATC operators can be fully leveraged, utilisation of the three runways can be maximised and we can achieve much higher air traffic movement per hour, from the current count of 65,” said G M Rao, chairman of GMR Group.
12/01/12 Indian Express
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