Mohali international airport approved

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Mohali international airport approved

Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave its formal approval to the setting up of an international airport at Mohali.
A spokesman of the Punjab government said that the Cabinet also approved the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Friday.
The spokesman said the Home Department would provide peripheral security and anti-hijacking squad for the airport. All the notifications for acquisition of land would be issued by the Department of Civil Aviation.

Mohali international airport approved-Chandigarh-Cities-The Times of India
 

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Patel to lay foundation stone for Chandigarh airport new Terminal

The Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel will lay the foundation stone for the construction of new Integrated Terminal Building at the Chandigarh Airport tomorrow. He will also be present at the signing of a MoU for the development of International Civil Air Terminal Complex at Mohali.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has major plans to develop a civil enclave at Chandigarh to international standards. The State Government of Punjab has been requested to give approximately 300 acres of land, identified on the other side of runway with independent access from the city side.
AAI has planned the following facilities:-
(i) Construction of international terminal building having modular design to cater for 700 passengers with 4 passenger-boarding bridges. (ii) Construction of apron for parking 3 in contact and 8 remote parking stands for wide-bodied jet aircraft. (iii) Construction of 3 link taxiways. (iv) Parallel taxi track. (v) Cargo complex and Hangers of Flying Club activities etc., and (vi) Runway extension, if required subject to availability of land from IAF and UT Chandigarh.

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