AAI to get 122 acres for new terminal

Jammu, November 3

The J&K administration will soon hand over 122 acres of land to officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to build a state-of-the-art 25,000-square-metre terminal building at the airport here, officials said.

Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer informed about the development during a meeting to review the progress on demarcation of land for the new terminal, they said. The 122 acres or 974 kanals of land has already been identified and it will soon be handed over to the AAI.

The runway at the Jammu airport has been expanded and the 30 per cent load penalty has been removed. It will bring huge relief to airlines and passengers, officials said. The divisional commissioner also directed Animal Husbandry officials to immediately shift animals and office buildings to other locations as over 100 acres of the department’s land has been identified for the expansion of the Jammu airport, they said.

The Jammu Deputy Commissioner has been asked to demarcate the land and handover the same to the airport authorities so that the work can begin. — PTI