Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's fourth international airport at Kannur would open in December 2015, the minister in charge of the project said Saturday.
Seven companies have been shortlisted in the pre-qualification bid for building the airport, which is coming up in an area of around 2,000 acres and is expected to cost Rs.1,700 crore.
"The technical bid would be submitted by these selected firms and after elimination, the financial bid would be asked for and we expect to ink the work agreement with the selected company in September. The work will begin in October and the first aircraft will touch down in December 2015," Excise and Shipping Minister K. Babu told IANS.
"At the moment work is progressing in levelling the land as it requires cutting of the earth at some places and filling of the land in other places. This itself will cost Rs. 400 crore," Babu, who is monitoring the progress on a day-to-day basis, said.
13/07/13 IANS/Business Standard
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Seven companies have been shortlisted in the pre-qualification bid for building the airport, which is coming up in an area of around 2,000 acres and is expected to cost Rs.1,700 crore.
"The technical bid would be submitted by these selected firms and after elimination, the financial bid would be asked for and we expect to ink the work agreement with the selected company in September. The work will begin in October and the first aircraft will touch down in December 2015," Excise and Shipping Minister K. Babu told IANS.
"At the moment work is progressing in levelling the land as it requires cutting of the earth at some places and filling of the land in other places. This itself will cost Rs. 400 crore," Babu, who is monitoring the progress on a day-to-day basis, said.
13/07/13 IANS/Business Standard
