PM inaugurates 3rd terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, July 04, 2010
PM Inaugurated T3 Terminal
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, inaugurated the country's biggest Airport Terminal at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday. It established a new global benchmarks for India.
The swanky new terminal, T-3, the most modern and 5th largest airport in the world, can cater to 34 million passengers annually.
Built in a record time of 37 months at the cost of 9,000 crore rupees, it will become operational from 14th of this month, when all foreign airlines shift their base from the existing Terminal-2.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh pitched for regulatory and policy framework in tune with the requirements of the civil aviation industry to encourage serious investment in the sector that can absorb upto 120 billion dollars by 2020.
He said, the terminal exemplifies India's resolve to bridge the infrastructure deficit and also proved the success of the Public Private Partnership model in execution of large infrastructure projects.
T3 has 78 new Aerobridges for smooth boarding
He said, with India occupying an important geographical position in the global air route structure, the hub traffic out of Delhi and Mumbai was bound to grow in the coming years.
Prime Minister also stressed the need for creation of safe, secure, efficient and environment-friendly systems conducive to healthy growth of the civil aviation sector.
UPA Chairperson Ms. Sonia Gandhi, who was also present on the occasion said terminal 3 is an impressive structure and complimented all for it.
The civil aviation Minister Parful Patel said on the occasion that Metro Airports in Mumbai and Kolkata will be ready by next year and 25 other non metro Air Ports will also be completed soon.
