Lucknow, Varanasi airports to get facelift

Lucknow: The Lucknow and Varanasi airports will be upgraded to the international status. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday evening at a meeting to fix targets for infrastructure. After reviewing the projects, Singh said that his focus is on re-energising the economy and this year will see a series of new projects being commissioned, including international airports for Lucknow, Varanasi, Coimbatore, Trichy and Gaya.
He said that by the end of July 2012, private-public partnerships will be finalised for 10-12 existing airports. Other infrastructure targets which can benefit UP include enhancement of power generation, road construction among other things.
07/06/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jun 2012