With the finalization of the blueprint, the work of expansion of Bagdogra Airport will start from February.
Kolkata: With the blueprint finalised, the complete enlargement work of Bagdogra airport close to Siliguri in Darjeeling district in West Bengal will start from subsequent month, sources conscious of the event mentioned.
It should begin with the development of a brand new airport terminal constructing with better passenger capability.
“The tender-acceptance process was completed in November last year and the process of scrutiny and finalization of bids was completed in December. An initial fund of Rs 883.80 crore is also available for the first phase of expansion and the work is all set to start from next month,” mentioned a supply within the Bagdogra Airport Advisory Committee.
The primary part of the enlargement is predicted to be accomplished in 30 months and all the mission is predicted to be accomplished by early 2029.
The necessity for enlargement was attributable to the truth that Bagdogra airport stays congested all year long because it has a capability of solely 5,000 passengers whereas the day by day passenger rely is round 20,000 passengers.
It’s discovered that the method of inviting tenders for the mission had began after the acquisition of 104 acres of land. The brand new terminal constructing can be constructed at a value of Rs 950.45 crore and the whole mission price was estimated at Rs 1,884 crore.
The realm of the brand new terminal constructing can be one lakh sq. ft and the enlargement work will embrace building of 10 new aerobridges and work on six of them can be accomplished within the first part.
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