The state government has decided to undertake remaining works on the under-construction Greenfield Shirdi airport through the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC).
The state cabinet on Tuesday decided to grant Rs100 crore to the agency for these works to ensure that the airport is commissioned before the Sai Baba Samadhi centenary utsav to be held in 2017-18, when a huge influx of devotees is expected.
"Instead of going in for the PPP model, the cabinet decided that the state government will finish phase II of the Shirdi airport project on its own," a senior state government official told dna.
He added that these works included extension of the runway to 3,200 metres from 2,200 metres, expanding the capacity of the terminal building to handle 300 passengers per hour, baggage scanner machine, ATC tower, firefighting systems, including a building, DVOR and night-landing facilities, and isolation way and water supply schemes. "The government will sanction an additional Rs100 crore to the MADC for this," the official said. The works will take around one year to be completed.
10/02/16 Dhaval Kulkarni/Daily News & Analysis
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The state cabinet on Tuesday decided to grant Rs100 crore to the agency for these works to ensure that the airport is commissioned before the Sai Baba Samadhi centenary utsav to be held in 2017-18, when a huge influx of devotees is expected.
"Instead of going in for the PPP model, the cabinet decided that the state government will finish phase II of the Shirdi airport project on its own," a senior state government official told dna.
He added that these works included extension of the runway to 3,200 metres from 2,200 metres, expanding the capacity of the terminal building to handle 300 passengers per hour, baggage scanner machine, ATC tower, firefighting systems, including a building, DVOR and night-landing facilities, and isolation way and water supply schemes. "The government will sanction an additional Rs100 crore to the MADC for this," the official said. The works will take around one year to be completed.
10/02/16 Dhaval Kulkarni/Daily News & Analysis
