📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Develop Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
The government on 19 June, 2024 approved a development plan worth Rs 2,869.65 crore for the airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It will include constructing a new terminal building, extending the runway and raising the total annual passenger handling capacity to 9.9 million passengers per annum.
The Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at Varanasi can currently handle 3.3 million passengers per annum. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Modi, cleared the proposal by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the development of the airport.
The new terminal building, which encompasses an area of 75,000 sq. mtrs. is designed for a capacity of six MPPA, as well as handling 5,000 peak hour passengers (PHP). As part of the development plan, the dimensions of the runway will be extended to 4,075 mtrs.x 45 mtrs. and a new apron will be constructed to park 20 aircraft.
Further, the airport will be developed with focus on environmental sustainability through energy optimisation, waste recycling, solar energy utilisation, and others.
