Passenger handling capacity to be enhanced to 9.9 MPPA
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved a Rs.2,869.65 crore proposal of Airports Authority of India (AAI) http://aai.aero for expansion of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi including Construction of New Terminal Building, Apron Extension, Runway Extension, Parallel Taxi Track & Allied works.
Work scope involves enhancing the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 9.9 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the existing 3.9 MPPA https://www.globaltenders.com/ .
The New Terminal Building, which encompasses an area of 75,000 sqm is designed for a capacity of 6 MPPA and for handling 5,000 Peak Hour Passengers (PHP) http://airbus.com . It is designed to offer a glimpse of the vast cultural heritage of the city https://www.meed.com/latest/tenders .
The proposal includes extending the runway to dimensions 4075m x 45m and constructing a new Apron http://boeing.com to park 20 aircraft https://ted.europa.eu/en/ .
Varanasi airport will be developed as a green airport https://www.ibef.org/ with the primary objective of ensuring environmental sustainability through energy optimization, waste recycling, carbon footprint reduction, solar energy utilization, and incorporation of natural daylighting, alongside other sustainable measures throughout the planning, development, and operational stages, said the Cabinet on 19 June 2024. fiinews.com
