CHENNAI: The construction of a second runway at the Chennai airport will begin in January next year, K.N. Shrivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said on Friday.
Mr. Shrivastava inspected the site for the runway.
“The second runway work will be completed within 24 months from the day of beginning,” he said.
About a month ago Airports Authority of India officials sent the Land Plan Schedule to the Kacheepuram district administration for starting the land acquisition process, Mr. Shrivastava said.
A sum of Rs.2,700 crore would be allocated for the expansion work. Of this, Rs.1,000 crore had been earmarked for the runway and the remaining for constructing the terminal building. The new terminal building would come up on the right side of the existing airport, he said.
A taxiway would be created to connect the second runway and the parallel runway.
Inspection at Sriperumbudur
A team of officials led by Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, K.N. Shrivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Dr. K. Ramalingam, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Dr. K. Ramalingam, Southern Regional Executive Director, Airports Authority of India, Dinesh Kumar, Chennai Airport Director and Prateep Yadav, Collector, Kancheepuram district inspected the area identified for the ‘Green Field Airport’ near the SIPCOT Industrial Estate at Sriperumbudur on Friday.
Link:http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/02/stories/2007090260150600.htm
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