Airport Development
Srinagar airport to spruce up amenities to handle increased footfall
Setting up more baggage checking machines and introducing electric vehicles to ferry passengers are among the key measures to be undertaken to handle increased footfall at the international airport here ahead of G20 events and the tourist season, officials said on Friday. Besides these, a police unit to cater to complaints and grievances of tourists and a police facilitation counter would also be setup, they said. The measures were announced on Thursday at a meeting to review the security aspects and functioning of the Srinagar international airport, the officials said. It was conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh and Director General Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Zulfiquar Hasan, and attended by top officers of the civil administration and police, the Central Reserve Police Force, the tourism department and the airport. During the meeting, measures to ease congestion such as increasing the number of baggage checking machines at the
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Jaishankar, Maldives prez take part in groundbreaking of airport project
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih have jointly participated in groundbreaking ceremony of Hanimaadhoo international airport redevelopment project
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SC slams DMRC over non-payment of Rs 4,500 crore to Reliance Infra
There are public speeches on making India an international arbitration hub but the court's order not enforced, says bench
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PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport, launch projects
PM Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport on Wednesday and launch various development projects
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Govt likely to drop proposals to cap bids for airport privatisation
A panel for PPP projects had recommended restricting airport projects to 2 to check monopoly
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Regulator gives airports 3 months to meet safety norms on ground handling
The regulator is also holding regular meetings with airlines, ground handlers, and other service providers like oil-marketing companies and catering companies
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Government looks to invite US companies for airport development
The US companies are present in a large way in the area of aviation technology in the country, particularly in safety and security
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