Foundation stone layed by our PM Modi by Video conferencing from Tirupur for Terminal Building at the cost of 950cr at Tiruchirappalli International Airport on 10.2.2019. At Trichy airport a function is organised by Airport Director Gunasekaran Manager Srikrishna which is attended by our District Collector K Rajamani IAS and P.Kumar MP - News in Trichy The Hindu on 11.2.2019 -M.A.Aleem Advisory Committee Member Tiruchirappalli International Airport

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The Hindu Tiruchi on 11.2.2019

Prime Minister lays foundation stone for integrated passenger terminal

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TIRUCHI, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 00:00 IST

UPDATED: FEBRUARY 11, 2019 05:22 IST

AAI has sanctioned Rs. .950 crore for the project at Tiruchi International Airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the new integrated passenger terminal at Tiruchi International Airport through video conferencing.
While Mr. Modi, accompanied by Governor Panwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, symbolically pressed a button for staring the construction works from Tirupur, a group of dignitaries, seated at the old terminal, witnessed the event by watching it on a mega screen.

Collector K. Rajamani, P. Kumar, Member of Parliament, Tiruchi, Airport Director, K. Gunasekaran, General Manager, Project, Tiruchi Airport, P. Srikrishna, Airport Advisory Committee member M.A. Aleem and others participated in the function. Briefing the media on the construction of new terminal, Mr. Srikrishna said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had sanctioned Rs. .950 crore for the project. It was necessitated because of record annual growth of about 12% in terms of passenger traffic. The Tiruchi airport was handling about 1.5 million passengers per annum. It was expected to handle 3.52 million passengers per annum by 2025. The new terminal has been planned to meet the projected growth. He said that the new terminal building would be a fully air-conditioned modular structure. It was designed to handle over 3.5 million passengers per annum and 2,900 passengers at peak hour. The terminal would have an area of 60,700 square metres.
Mr. Srikrishna said it would not only be an energy-efficient building but would also conform to the green rating of the Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA). It has been decided to form rooftop solar panels on terrace to meet its electricity partially. It would have 10 aero bridges and there would be 10 aircraft parking bays. There would also be a parking lot outside the terminal that would accommodate 1,000 cars. The state-of-the-art terminal would have 26 escalators and lifts. The construction would be completed by 2021.
In addition to the new terminal, a new technical block-cum-control tower would also be constructed at a cost of Rs. .75 crore. The Non-Objection Certificate (NoC) for height clearance has already been obtained for 42.5 meters. Similarly, the existing runway would be resurfaced at an estimate of Rs. .15 crore. The official added that the existing apron was designed to accommodate 7 aircraft at a time. It would be expanded at a cost of Rs. .10 crore to accommodate a few more aircraft.