India's new airport terminal dazzles
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July 5, 2010, Monday
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OFFICIALS unveiled a new glittering multibillion-dollar airport terminal in the Indian capital on Saturday, a steel-and-glass structure intended to show that the country's infrastructure is finally catching up with its rapid economic growth.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dedicated the ultramodern, US$3-billion terminal at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Terminal 3 or T3 was built in just 37 months and will open for international passengers on July 14. Domestic passengers will shift to the new terminal on July 30.
"This airport terminal establishes new global benchmarks. It also exemplifies our country's resolve to bridge fast enough the infrastructure deficit in our country," Singh said.
Another similar modern terminal is planned for India's financial capital, Mumbai.
While the world's largest democracy has seen impressive economic growth, India's dilapidated roads, ports and other infrastructure have been seen as an impediment to its competitiveness.
New Delhi recently launched a modernization drive including repaving roads, constructing overpasses and building a new metro rail system, with the projects to be completed in time for its hosting of the Commonwealth Games on October 3-14.
T3 is spread over more than 50 hectares and with more than 160 check-in counters it can handle 34 million passengers a year, said Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dedicated the ultramodern, US$3-billion terminal at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Terminal 3 or T3 was built in just 37 months and will open for international passengers on July 14. Domestic passengers will shift to the new terminal on July 30.
"This airport terminal establishes new global benchmarks. It also exemplifies our country's resolve to bridge fast enough the infrastructure deficit in our country," Singh said.
Another similar modern terminal is planned for India's financial capital, Mumbai.
While the world's largest democracy has seen impressive economic growth, India's dilapidated roads, ports and other infrastructure have been seen as an impediment to its competitiveness.
New Delhi recently launched a modernization drive including repaving roads, constructing overpasses and building a new metro rail system, with the projects to be completed in time for its hosting of the Commonwealth Games on October 3-14.
T3 is spread over more than 50 hectares and with more than 160 check-in counters it can handle 34 million passengers a year, said Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd.
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