Work on upgrading Bhubaneswar airport to start next year: Govt

Government will start next year work on upgradation of Bhubaneswar airport to international scale, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.
"Bhubaneswar airport has been identified as one of the 35 non-metro airports for development of international standards," Patel said replying to supplementaries in Rajya Sabha.
The scheme of things involve construction of additional parking stands with associated taxiway, new integrated terminal complex and new technical block cum control tower.
The expansion work is expected to be completed by 2010, he said.
Patel said Airport Authority of India (AAI) was in talks with Orissa government for acquiring additional land for increasing length of the runway to beyond 10,000 feet.
The process for appointing global technical advisor for upgrading the Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar has been initiated and work is expected to start in 2007, he added.
28/11/06 Zee News

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