Chandigarh International airport project takes off slowly

Chandigarh: It is going to be a long wait before an international status could be accorded to the Chandigarh airport. Though the announcement in this regard has raised the expectations of the frequent air-travellers, the development would not be before 2011. That too, if all goes smoothly, say officials.
Airport Controller of the Civil Air Terminal Chandigarh Suneel Dutt said that even if the Punjab Government hands over the required land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) by next month, it would take the authorities minimum of five years to convert it into an airport of international standards.
Principal Secretary of Industries, Punjab government, SC Aggarwal agreed that the government is not in a position to provide the land at once and the process will take some time.
26/11/06 Sandeep Yadav/Chandigarh Newsline

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