Agartala: Work for new terminal building of Agartala airport would begin within six months as part of creating infrastructure to upgrade it to an international airport.
This was informed by chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar during a meeting in New Delhi, officials said in Agartala on Monday.
The new terminal building would be at least double its present size and the size of the apron would be four times bigger than the current size, Civil Aviation Secretary K N Srivastava had said in Agartala last month.
Agartala airport would be elevated to the status of an international airport by two-and-a-half years, he had said. Mr. Sarkar had pressed for this demand when he called on Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh on Friday.
22/07/13 PTI/The Hindu
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This was informed by chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar during a meeting in New Delhi, officials said in Agartala on Monday.
The new terminal building would be at least double its present size and the size of the apron would be four times bigger than the current size, Civil Aviation Secretary K N Srivastava had said in Agartala last month.
Agartala airport would be elevated to the status of an international airport by two-and-a-half years, he had said. Mr. Sarkar had pressed for this demand when he called on Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh on Friday.
22/07/13 PTI/The Hindu
