Goa airport to handle 40 lakh passengers annually, says Ministry
The Airports Authority of India is building a Rs.707.73 crore New Integrated Terminal Building at Port Blair’s Veer Savarkar International Airport to handle 40 lakh passengers annually.
More than 80% of project work is completed and the development project is targeted to be completed by October 2022.
With total built up area of 40,837 sqm, the terminal will have three floors comprising of lower ground, upper ground and first floor. The lower ground floor will be used as remote arrival, bus lounge and service area, the upper ground floor as access to the terminal building for departure and arrival of the passengers and the first floor as Security Hold Area (SHA) for international passengers.
Inspired from nature, the design of the terminal is a shell shaped structure depicting sea and islands and will be a gateway to the pristine islands of Andaman & Nicobar, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 19 May 2022.
The Terminal Building is a Large Span (120-metre) structural steel framed building provided with aluminum sheet roofing and cable net glazing all around.
The entire terminal will also have 100% natural lighting for 12 hours a day which will be achieved by skylights along the roof.
The world-class building will be equipped with 28 check-in counters, three passenger boarding bridges and four conveyor belts.
City side area of the airport will also be developed with adequate parking facilities for car, taxi and buses along with the landscaping.
The work for construction of additional Apron area is also in progress which will add four additional bays for the parking of the aircraft, said the Ministry in a project update.
The operationalization of new terminal building will give boost to the expansion of tourism industry and thereby improving economy of the region, said the Ministry. fiinews.com
