Work on Thiruvananthapuram airport new terminal to start in February

Thiruvananthapuram: The work on the world-class terminal of the premier airport of the State would start in the first fortnight of February, almost a decade after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) conceived the terminal project.
The AAI has already awarded the work to the Chennai-based Consolidated Construction Company. The Rs.110-crore work awarded to the company include the new international terminal building and car park.
The representatives of the company arrived in the capital on Wednesday and held discussions with the AAI authorities. "We hope to commence the work in the first fortnight of February and to complete the first phase in 18 months," Airport Director K. Natarajan told The Hindu .
The AAI would set up a separate engineering wing to take care of supervision of the work that is fully funded by the Government. The terminal project is being taken up at a cost of Rs.256.35 lakh. The first phase is estimated to cost Rs.165 crore, including the Rs.99 crore for the new terminal building being constructed on the Chaka side. Of the 48.56 hectares of land needed for the development of the airport on the city side, the Government had handed over 11.15 hectares.
26/01/07 S. Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu

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