A large scale up gradation of the existing facilities at the Jaipur Airport has been scheduled which may cause some inconvenience to the air travelers. In the span of 4 years, the Jaipur International Airport will be upgraded to a state-of-the-art stature.
The 18,000 square meter area will be expanded to more than 1.25 Lakh square meter by a German company at an incurred cost of INR 1,400 Crores. Besides, the existing terminal II of the airport will be expanded simultaneously at the cost of INR 35 Crores.
Expansion Plans
As per the Airport Director Jaideep Singh Balhara, the bids had been invited from global firms and a German company has been awarded the project monitoring & Consultancy for the new terminal.
In lines with the international standards, the new facility which presently spans over an area of 1.25 lakh square meters will be expanded by 8 to 9 times in size. For this project, the Airport Authority of India will be spending INR 1400 Crores.
Implementation
The preparatory work will start next month and later the actual work will commence by December. The project is likely to be completed in 3 years. The new terminal will be upgraded with 2 arrival and departure levels dedicated to serving the domestic and international passengers.
Additional Upgaradation
Meanwhile, the terminal II will be expanded at the cost of INR 35 Crores. These plans include the addition of 2 conveyor baggage carousels for the arrival lounge and one at the departure. Further, a parallel taxi track has been planned for which the authorities have requested the state government for the acquisition of more land so as to improve the runway efficiency.
Flights Rescheduled
For the upgradation process, the runway will remain shut from March 1 to 24 from 10 am to 6 pm and again from March 24 to March 31 from 10 pm to 6 am. Accordingly, the flights have also been rescheduled.
Presently, only Terminal II of the Jaipur Airport serves as the platform for the operation of all 67 domestic and international flights. This had led to a lot of congestion which is expected to be resolved with the upgradation.
