Gwalior Airport to get new Terminal & ancillary Buildings, Car Parking worth 446.12 Cr

New Delhi: The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh, (Retd) today mentioned the key declaration of ongoing engineering infrastructure works in airports. 

There are major airports in Madhya Pradesh, including Indore Airport which is a Custom airport having international operations while Bhopal airport is a Domestic airport with integrated infrastructure building to cater to international operations.

In his reply today in Lok Sabha he said, Declaration of an airport as an International Airport depends upon the traffic potential and the demand from airlines for the operation of international flights, bilateral Air Services Agreements, besides provision of Ground Lighting facilities, Instrument Landing System, adequate runway length, Immigration, Health, and Animal & Plant Quarantine services, etc.

The major ongoing engineering infrastructure works in Madhya Pradesh are:

1. Bhopal Airport: Construction of ATC Tower cum Technical Block and other associated works, awarded in April 2021 with an approved cost of Rs.41.16 crore and projected date of completion in December 2022.

2. Upgradation of Jabalpur Airport at an approved cost of Rs. 412.24 crore, which includes the following works:

 i. Construction of New Terminal Building: Awarded in June 2019 with a projected date of completion in March 2023.

ii. Extension of Runway, Construction of New Apron, Taxi Track & Isolation Bay i/c Link Taxi, GSE Area, Perimeter Road & allied works: Awarded in March 2018 with a projected date of completion in July 2022.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up the work for "Expansion of Civil Enclave at Gwalior Airport" for an approved cost of Rs.446.12 crore. It includes the construction of New Terminal Building of area 20,000 sqm to handle 1400 peak hour passengers, ancillary Buildings, Car Parking, City Side Development & other associated works at Gwalior Airport.

The tender has been called for the following works:

i. Construction of Terminal Building, Ancillary Building, Car parking Cityside Development & other associated works at an estimated cost of Rs. 274.45 crore with a projected date of completion by July 2023.

ii. Construction of apron and link taxi including associated works for Parking of 09 Nos AB-321 type of aircraft at Gwalior Airport at an estimated cost of Rs. 38.51 crore with a projected date of completion by June 2023.

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