Siliguri: The state government has told the Airports Authority of India that it could provide around 30 acres, not 118 acres as demanded by the AAI, for the expansion of Bagdogra airport, forcing the central agency to scale down the project, sources have said.
According to the revised project, the new terminal will handle less number of passengers compared to the one proposed in the original plan.
The proposals for parking space for 500 vehicles, cargo complex and an integrated complex to house different offices have also been dropped.
Sources in the AAI said the state government had rejected the plea for the 118 acres at a meeting between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Union civil aviation minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju in Calcutta on September 24. The meeting was attended by officials of state government and the AAI also.
27/09/15 Avijit Sinha/Telegraph
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According to the revised project, the new terminal will handle less number of passengers compared to the one proposed in the original plan.
The proposals for parking space for 500 vehicles, cargo complex and an integrated complex to house different offices have also been dropped.
Sources in the AAI said the state government had rejected the plea for the 118 acres at a meeting between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Union civil aviation minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju in Calcutta on September 24. The meeting was attended by officials of state government and the AAI also.
27/09/15 Avijit Sinha/Telegraph
