Contract is for earthwork, runway, and pavements
of the proposed airport
Tenders will be floated this month for Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) contract for the earthwork, runway, and pavements of the
proposed fourth international airport of the State in Kannur.
The tenders, which will be floated by Kannur International Airport Ltd.
(KIAL), will cover all civil and electrical works of the airport except
infrastructure such as terminal building, Air Traffic Control tower and other
ancillary structures, official sources told The
Hindu .
Although it was initially decided to float only tenders for earthwork,
the KIAL board meeting later included the runway and pavements in the EPC
contract.
The KIAL is expecting the mandatory environmental clearance from the
Union Ministry of Forests and Environment this month.
A public hearing, as part of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for
obtaining environmental clearance, was held in Mattannur on December 18. Around
150 local people participated in the hearing and everyone was in favour of the
airport as it would generate jobs.
The report on the public hearing will figure in the meeting of an Expert
Appraisal Committee under the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment.
The EIA study was carried out by the Delhi-based Environmental Engineer
and Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and the Centre for Earth Science Studies. The Expert
Appraisal Committee headed by its chairman Naresh Dayal is scheduled to meet
this month-end and the clearance is expected soon, according to sources.
The airport is coming up in Keezhallur panchayat and Mattannur
municipality at an estimated cost of Rs.1,130 crore.
Of the 2,000 acres notified for the airport project by the government,
1,278 acres have already been acquired.
A meeting was held with officials of over a dozen banks here on Thursday
under the chairmanship of Minister for Excise, Ports and Airports K. Babu to
discuss the funding of the land acquisition.
Special Officer and the Managing Director of KIAL V. Thulasidas was
present at the meeting.
A consortium led by Hong Kong-based AECOM Asia Pvt. Ltd. and including
AECOM India Pvt. Ltd. and CRISIL is the new project consultant for the project.
Neil G. Bentley, managing director (Aviation) of the Hong Kong-based
AECOM-Asia, recently visited the site to hold talks with project engineers.
Sources said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was monitoring the work’s
progress.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal had been asked
to give monthly report on the status to the PMO.
· Eco clearance
from Centre expected this month
· Airport
is estimated to cost Rs.1,130 crore
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