K C Venugopal, Minister of State at the Ministry of Civil Aviation informed the Lok Sabha that the requirement of land projected initially by Airports Authority of India (AAI) for construction of a new terminal building at Port Blair was 26.50 acres, which was reduced to 18.71 acres on request of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration. Close to 10.60 acres of land have been handed over by the Andaman & Nicobar Administration and PWD to AAI, the process is currently on for obtaining working permission for 4.72 acres of land from the Indian Navy, while 3.39 acres of land requires to be acquired.
23/08/13 Travel Daily Media
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23/08/13 Travel Daily Media
