Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Ministry revives infra cell to push PPP mode in airport modernisation

New Delhi: In a move to fast-track the modernisation of Chennai and Kolkata airports through the public-private partnership (PPP) route, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has re-established the Key Infrastructure Development (KID) cell.
KID was the nodal point in Airports Authority of India (AAI) for those interested in participating in the bidding process when the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports was started in 2005. It was not only the data room providing details on traffic flows, projections and area of land available with the two airports, but also put out requests for proposals for the two metro airports.
Confirming the development, senior Ministry officials told Business Line that KID would eventually push out the request for proposals for the development of the two airports that are currently owned and managed by the State-owned AAI.
18/06/13 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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