The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
(CSIA) in Mumbai served 30.7 million passengers in 2011-12 against 29 million
the previous year, according to a corporate sustainability report by Mumbai
International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), the airport operator.
The airport transported 657,000 tonnes of cargo
in 2011-12, down from 670,000 tonnes in 2010-11, the report added. CSIA became
the first airport in India to report on sustainability, which complies with the
international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Detailed disclosure
The report contains detailed disclosures on the
performance of MIAL based on key sustainability parameters such as economic,
environment and social performance.
“As part of modernisation, we have many plans in
store for the coming years. The construction of our new integrated ‘green’
terminal will increase our passenger handling capacity to 40 million,” said
R.K. Jain, CEO, MIAL.
The biggest investment by MIAL is in the ongoing
construction of a new terminal at Sahar.
When complete, this new Common User Terminal
will cover a land area of 2.10 lakh square metres and will replace the existing
international terminal.
The terminal itself will have an area of 4.39
lakh square metres spread over four levels and will include new taxiways and
areas for aircraft parking.
The entire project is estimated to cost Rs 9,800
crore and employ over 12,000 workers, the sustainability report added.
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