The Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) ambitious plan to expand Birsa Munda Airport at Ranchi faced agitation from land owners who blocked the entrance, forcing the police to deploy riot control personnel.
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Category: Aviation & Airports
4 runways for Sriperumbudur airport
The proposed greenfield airport at Sriperumbudur near Chennai will now have four runways, instead of the two planned earlier.
Airports Authority of India: The Sikkim Challenge
Due to its hilly terrain and road meandering along river Teesta, connectivity to Sikkim’s petite-sized capital Gangtok is uncertain, especially in rainy season.
Protest against Mopa airport
A farmers’ committee fighting against the proposed greenfield airport at Mopa village in north Goa said that about 15,000 people would be affected by the project.
Chennai airport to upgrade ground handling services
The Chennai International Airport will have new ground services aimed at improving security and quality of ground-handling services in line with standards recommended by the International Air Transport Association.
CIDCO to improve airport connectivity
The City Industrial and Development Corporation (CIDCO) has taken up a Rs 340 crore project for construction of road and improving infrastructure in and around the proposed airport in Navi Mumbai.
K'taka spends Rs 10,000 cr in aero
The Karnataka state government is mulling to attract investment worth Rs 10,000 crore in the aerospace sector by the end of next year, as it sees Bangalore emerging as a major aerospace hub.
Arunachal urges panel to sanction infra projects
Arunachal Pradesh has urged the Planning Commission to sanction eight major projects.
GMR raises Rs 520 cr debt
GMR Infrastructure has raised Rs 520 crore as debt from India Infrastructure Finance Co (IIFCL) for modernising the Delhi International Airport.
Airport Express Line operational
The Airport Express Line in Delhi commenced operations in the presence of Sreedharan, MD, DMRC and Lalit Jalan, Director and CEO of RInfra.

