Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has accepted most of the key demands put forth by developers to build Kushinagar international airport and will also bear the project's additional cost to make it viable.
The objective is to showcase the airport as a major achievement ahead of the Lok Sabha elections given the government's failure in attracting investments for any major infrastructure project.
The Rs 354-crore project, an integral part of the development of Buddhist Circuit, will be spread over 525 acres of land. The airport is expected to directly connect eastern Uttar Pradesh to Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan as well as West Asia.
Among the demands that would now be part of a revised Request for Proposal to be issued by the state government soon are: have the user development fee (UDF) notified from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation before construction begins; provide direct electricity supply of 3.5 MVA and bear its cost; shift high-tension electricity line above the proposed land; and widen the road leading to the airport.
21/11/13 Maulshree Seth/Indian Express
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The objective is to showcase the airport as a major achievement ahead of the Lok Sabha elections given the government's failure in attracting investments for any major infrastructure project.
The Rs 354-crore project, an integral part of the development of Buddhist Circuit, will be spread over 525 acres of land. The airport is expected to directly connect eastern Uttar Pradesh to Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan as well as West Asia.
Among the demands that would now be part of a revised Request for Proposal to be issued by the state government soon are: have the user development fee (UDF) notified from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation before construction begins; provide direct electricity supply of 3.5 MVA and bear its cost; shift high-tension electricity line above the proposed land; and widen the road leading to the airport.
21/11/13 Maulshree Seth/Indian Express
