Plan to clear traffic chaos at airport hits the fast lane

New Delhi: About two years back, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, prepared a plan to regulate traffic in and around both the domestic and international airports. But it hardly took off. Now, GMR-Fraport, the private company mordernising the airport, is reviving that plan.
According to Dr Geetam Tewari, professor, Traffic Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), IIT Delhi, the revision of the plan, originally framed for the Airports Authority of India (AAI), will take another two or three weeks. Once it is ready, GMR-Fraport plans to implement it on a fast-track basis.
‘‘GMR’s main focus is to improve parking facilities, besides re-routing arrival and departure traffic. They also want us to improve plans for a long-term parking facility, keeping in mind the traffic volume expected by 2010,’’ said Tewari.
Meanwhile, GMR has also sought the help of the traffic police to control taxis and autorickshaws around the airport, besides managing the pre-paid booth area.
29/05/06 Delhi Newsline

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