INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES PATNA EXPANSION PROJECT
October 1st, 2018
THE INDIAN government has given formal approval for the construction of a new domestic terminal building and related infrastructure at Bihar state’s Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, accepting a cost estimate of Indian Rupees INR12.1 billion (UD163 million). The new terminal will comprise 65,155 square metres of floor space, including a 18,650 square metre basement, and will enable the airport to process 4.5 million passengers annually, up from its current capacity of 700,000. An Indian government statement said the “existing terminal building…is a ...
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