A New Terminal Will Get Added To The Leh Airport With An Investment Of Rs. 200 Cr!

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With an investment of Rs.200 crore, a new terminal will be constructed at Leh airport. This will increase the passenger handling capacity, said Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The peak hour passenger capacity is expected to go up to 800 from the current level of 250, as this new terminal will be built.

In recent times, the State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) is operating the Leh airport, which has been seeing increased flight movements. In the last financial year ended (March), over four lakh passengers were handled by the Leh airport.

Raju tweeted, "Leh Airport - New terminal to be constructed at Rs 200 crore to increase peak hour passenger capacity from 250 to 800,"  It would take up with the Centre the issue of land for construction of a terminal building at Leh airport as stated by the Jammu and Kashmir government last month.

"As per IAF, they will hand over 11.8 acres of land to Airport Authority of India for the  construction of the Terminal Building (at Leh airport) only after getting No Objection Certificate for the state government's land of 28 acres," the government had said.

Source: The Economics Times

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