Kolkata: The civil aviation ministry has decided to privatize operations and maintenance of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata. The airport was modernized at a cost of Rs 2,325 core.
Though the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government will oppose the renewed bid to privatize Kolkata airport, much like the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee-led Left Front government had done six years ago, the Centre is unlikely to relent this time. Industry sources said civil aviation minister Ajit Singh as well as senior ministry officials were fed up with repeated complaints by MPs, state ministers and other passengers about the new terminal's shoddy upkeep and was keen to hand over the maintenance and operations to a private operator at the earliest.
08/06/13 Times of India
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Though the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government will oppose the renewed bid to privatize Kolkata airport, much like the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee-led Left Front government had done six years ago, the Centre is unlikely to relent this time. Industry sources said civil aviation minister Ajit Singh as well as senior ministry officials were fed up with repeated complaints by MPs, state ministers and other passengers about the new terminal's shoddy upkeep and was keen to hand over the maintenance and operations to a private operator at the earliest.
08/06/13 Times of India
