The Hindu Business Line : Delhi International Airport to pay Rs 350 cr for metro project

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR of Delhi International Airport, Mr Srinivas Bommidala, at a press conference to unveil the master plan for the Delhi airport, in the Capital on Wednesday. — Ramesh Sharma

New Delhi , Dec. 6

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) would provide Rs 350 crore towards the extension of the metro rail project from the city centre to the airport. Addressing a press conference, the Managing Director, Mr Srinivas Bommidala, said that the company had agreed to provide 10 per cent of the total cost of the project. "The project is estimated to cost about Rs 3,500-Rs 3,800 crore. We are committed to provide about Rs 350 crore for the project, which will run on the New Delhi-Moti Bagh-airport route," Mr Bommidala said.

New Terminal

Meanwhile, DIAL on Wednesday unveiled the model of the new airport being constructed. The master plan envisages the construction of a new integrated terminal that is capable of catering to both domestic and international passengers.

The new terminal (Terminal 3) will be ready before the Commonwealth Games that would be staged here in 2010.

It would have 55 aerobridges and 30 remote parking bays. "We estimate that 90 per cent of the passengers using the new terminal would be using the aerobridge by 2010. Six of the aerobridges at this terminal would be in a position to accommodate the Airbus A-380 aircraft, which will be the biggest passenger aircraft when it enters service," Mr Bommidala said.

Airport Expansion

The new terminal would be a modern complex featuring common use terminal equipment and an advance in-line baggage handling system. Besides, the check-in area would have more than 130 counters. The two-tier terminal building will have the departure area on the upper level and the arrival at the lower level.

Access to the new terminal would be through a six-lane road connecting the national highway.

Terminal 3 would form the first phase of the airport expansion in which a `U' shaped building would be developed.

In 2010, all international and full service airlines would operate from terminal 3, while terminal 1 would be developed as an exclusive terminal for the low-cost airlines. DIAL also has plans to build another runway while the existing runway would be realigned to form a fourth parallel runway.

"The first phase is likely to cost about $1.5 billion," Mr Bommidala said.

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