Airport getting upgraded to serve travellers better
    Date :30-Sep-2020

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Staff Reporter :
 
Catering to a growing city of promising tourism options, Jabalpur airport is witnessing rise in passenger traffic. Airport is now getting upgraded to provide better services to air travellers of the region. Upgradation work undertaken at the airport includes construction of New Terminal Building, ATC Tower and Technical Block, Fire Station Category VII, other buildings and extension of runway and related works.
 
The State Government handed over 468.43 acres of land to AAI for development work in 2015, total land measuring to 775 acres. The new terminal building equipped with world-class passenger facilities will have capacity to handle 500 passengers during peak hours. Spread over an area of 115180 sq ft, the terminal building will have three aerobridges, advanced baggage screening system, modern food court in the landscape area and well-planned car parking for more than 250 cars and buses. The proposed terminal building will welcome passengers with glimpses of vibrant Gond paintings, local handicrafts, murals and popular tourist destinations of Madhya Pradesh.
 
The new building will be built with eco-friendly sustainable material and equipped with solar plant and energy efficient equipment. An efficient solid waste management system, reuse of treated water for horticulture purposes and rain water harvesting system with Sustainable Urban Drainage System are a few other green features of airport upgradation project. Apart from construction of new terminal building, upgradation work with project cost of Rs 412 crore also include extension of runway to make airport suitable for operation of Airbus 320 type of aircraft, construction of 32-metre-high New ATC Tower and Technical block (G+2) with all modern facilities, fire station (Category-VII) and other ancillary buildings like utility block, gate house etc. Tentative date for completion of the project is next year i.e.
 
December 2021 and new terminal building is likely to be commissioned by March, 2022. Gateway to tourist attractions like Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, marble cliffs and waterfalls at nearby Bhedaghat, the airport serves whole of eastern Madhya Pradesh, especially Mahakoshal region. New upgraded Jabalpur airport will play a pivotal role in development of Jabalpur city and will boost growing tourism industry in the region.