New Islamabad airport: Over Rs16b approved for acquiring land

According to official sources, more than 85 per cent work on the new airport has been completed


APP November 21, 2015
According to official sources, more than 85 per cent work on the new airport has been completed. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD:


The federal government has approved Rs16.750 billion for land acquisition and construction of road network to connect the under-construction New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) with the motorway and the twin cities.            


While the land acquisition and other related tasks would cost a total of Rs5.455 billion, the construction of road networks to be undertaken in four phases would cost Rs 11.295 billion.

Recently, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council accorded approval for the land acquisition.

According to official sources, more than 85 per cent work on the new airport has been completed and round-the-clock work was being carried out to complete the terminal building in a bid to make the airport operational as early as possible.

According to the sources, on the special directives of the prime minister, the pace of work was expedited and it has now entered into the final phase.

According to an official of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, two runways have been completed, one of which would be used for emergency landing.

The government is also mulling over linking the airport with the railway track so that the passengers could have easy access to the airport, the official said. 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2015.

COMMENTS (1)

amir | 8 years ago | Reply Railway track is always along with Fatah Jhang raod just connect it to airport.
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