Chennai: What started in 2008 as massive expansion of Chennai airport hit several roadblocks, was repeatedly marred by delays and today, two years well past its deadline, the project is incomplete.
The project, launched five years ago, setting 2011 as the deadline, comprised construction of new domestic and international terminals, extension of the secondary runway over Adyar river, construction of additional parking bays and a new category fire station.
The cost of the project was increased from Rs. 1,808 crore to a little over Rs. 2,000 crore.
The new domestic and international terminals were inaugurated in January 2013 and thrown open for use by April and August, respectively, in a phased manner.
Five months after the departure operations at the new international terminal began, the arrival hall has still not been commissioned.
AAI chairman V.P. Agrawal said, “It is taking time to commission the arrival hall at the new international terminal because of inadequate Customs and Central Industrial Security Force staff.”
11/01/14 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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The project, launched five years ago, setting 2011 as the deadline, comprised construction of new domestic and international terminals, extension of the secondary runway over Adyar river, construction of additional parking bays and a new category fire station.
The cost of the project was increased from Rs. 1,808 crore to a little over Rs. 2,000 crore.
The new domestic and international terminals were inaugurated in January 2013 and thrown open for use by April and August, respectively, in a phased manner.
Five months after the departure operations at the new international terminal began, the arrival hall has still not been commissioned.
AAI chairman V.P. Agrawal said, “It is taking time to commission the arrival hall at the new international terminal because of inadequate Customs and Central Industrial Security Force staff.”
11/01/14 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
