cm fadnavis sets Sept 30 target forNavi mumbai airport
NAVI MUMBAI, July 14 -- With over 94% of the construction complete, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a target of September 30 for the formal inauguration of the long-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).
The greenfield project, which has seen years of delays, is being readied at a rapid pace, with the Maharashtra government now pushing to complete the remaining work in time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate it.
Fadnavis, along with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, visited the NMIA site on Saturday noon to take stock of the progress.
"The airport is progressing rapidly, with around 14,000 workers on-site. If needed, the workforce will be doubled to meet the deadline. Although the September 30 target is ambitious, we've aligned itwith the Prime Minister's availability for the inauguration," the chief minister told the media.
The airport project, billed as one of India's most modern aviation hubs, is being developed by the Adani Group-led Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited (NMIAL) in partnership with CIDCO.
The new airport will eventually handle up to 90 million passengers annually, more than double the capacity of Mumbai's existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport....
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