Kolkata: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has sanctioned setting up of a new air traffic control tower replacing the existing one at the NSC Bose International Aiport in the city at a cost Rs 270 crore, an official said.
“The AAI board has sanctioned the setting up of a new ATC complex for the airport which will replace the existing one. The board has sanctioned Rs 270 crore for this,” chairman of AAI V P Agarwal said.
He said the construction cost of the new ATC building would be Rs 120 crore while Rs 150 crore would be spent on purchasing equipment. The present equipment would be sent to some other airport, he told reporters here today.
Mr Agarwal said the airport would also have a new primary radar. The construction time for the ATC complex would be 30 months, he said. The height of the new ATC tower would be 86 metres against 35 metres of the existing one.
13/05/13 Press Trust of India/Statesman
