Cidco,
the agency overseeing the project, expects construction work to begin on the
site by the end of next monsoon or in a little over 13 months
MUMBAI: Mumbai's air gridlock may
start easing in the next four years. The Centre on Thursday said the Navi
Mumbai International Airport, which is to act as the aerial bypass to the
choked-to-capacity Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, may start operations
by December 2019.
Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha
told Lok Sabha , "Selection of concessionaire on public-private
partnership basis shall be finalized by December. All major clearances have
been obtained, 160 hectares have been acquired... Phase-I of aircraft
operations with capacity to handle 10 million passengers per annum is expected
to commence by December 2019."
Cidco, the agency
overseeing the project, expects construction work to begin on the site by the
end of next monsoon or in a little over 13 months. Cidco VC and MD
BhushanGagrani told TOI that the agency was
working in three areas simultaneously so that the late-2019 target could be
met. "The request for quotation work is over. We have issued financial
bids to the three shortlisted companies (led by Tatas, GVK and GMR). By
September-end, we should be ready with the concessionaire."
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