Monday, June 24, 2013

Cell set up to operationalise PPP management of Kolkata airport

New Delhi: With civil aviation ministry fast-tracking privatisation of management of Kolkata and Chennai airports, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has set up a cell to execute public private partnerships process to operate and maintain these and other aerodromes.
The Key Infrastructure Development (KID) cell, which was in existence during the privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, would handle the public-private partnership process for Kolkata and Chennai airports, which are currently owned and managed by the AAI, officials sources said.
KID was the nodal point in the AAI for private players who participated in the bidding process during the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports in 2005. It was not only the data room providing details on traffic flows, projections and area of land available with the two airports, but also put out Requests for Proposal for their modernisation. It was wound up after the process was over.
23/06/13 PTI/The Statesman
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