India, Dec. 10 -- The rates to procure 6.8 hectares of land for the Hindon civil terminal expansion are expected to be finalised soon, and the land procurement may cost about Rs.65 crore, the Ghaziabad district administration officials have said.

The civil terminal at Sikandarpur, near the IAF's Hindon air base, is spread over an area of about 22,050 square metres (sqms), and the civil flights use the runway of the IAF base for operations.

Officials believe the long-term plan for the civil terminal's expansion requires about 6.8 hectares of land, for which the district administration will provide land at Sikandarpur.

"A committee of officials, formed for the purpose of ascertaining land purchase rates, has chalked out the rates that wi...