Chennai and Kolkata airport modernisation decision in a month: Patel

Kolkata: The Government will take a final decision on the modernisation of Chennai and Kolkata airports within a month, while the merger of the state-owned Indian Airlines and Air India will be completed by March next, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday said.
While Tamil Nadu favours private participation on the line of Delhi and Mumbai and the West Bengal Government wants the work to be done by the AAI.
Mr Patel said Kolkata alone would be needing Rs 2,000 crore for modernisation of its airport.
In August last year, the Prime Minister's Infrastructure Committee had given green signal to the proposed modernisation of Chennai and Kolkata airports.
Mr Patel, however, said his Ministry was yet to take a final stand on whether the Airport Authority of India (AAI) or private parties would fund the proposed modernisation of these two airports.
12/09/06 UNI/The Hindu

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