The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is likely to put some of its non-metro
airport projects on hold due to delays by the contractor, protracted paper work
and land allocation hiccups.
The airport projects are in Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Malda
(West Bengal). While there has been no progress on the Malda project as the West
Bengal Government is unable to allocate the required land, the contracting
agency has been delaying the Raipur project.
The AAI's Rs 2,000-crore Netaji Subhash Chandra Basu International airport
modernisation project in Kolkata is progressing as per the schedule. Phase I of
the project is likely to be ready by 2011.
The Cooch Behar project in West Bengal is likely to commence operations by 1
February 2010.
The AAI has awarded building contract for Bhubaneswar terminal project in
Orissa and construction is expected to commence in a month’s time.
Also See:
AAI
plans to raise funds for non-metro airports (5-January-10)
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