{"id":128373,"date":"2021-06-10T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=128373"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:43:39","slug":"revealed-what-navi-mumbai-airport-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/revealed-what-navi-mumbai-airport-will-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED! What Navi Mumbai airport will look like"},"content":{"rendered":"
The airport will be developed in four phases. After the first phase it will be able to handle a minimum of 10 million passengers.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n The Navi Mumbai international airport will boast three interconnected multi-level terminals with a lotus-inspired design, according to the master plan prepared by its outgoing developer.<\/p>\n The GVK group, which completed 15 years of airport business, shared the first look of the Navi Mumbai airport.<\/p>\n The group in 2018 had commissioned British firm Zaha Hadid Architects to design the main terminal and air traffic control tower.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The master plan of the airport was approved by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in 2019.<\/p>\n The airport will be developed in four phases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the first phase it will be able to handle a minimum of 10 million passengers.<\/p>\n According to the master plan, the airport’s main terminal (T1) that will be built in phase one would have two floors with very few level changes and minimum walking distances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The airport would eventually have a passenger handling capacity of 90 million per year.<\/p>\n The airport will be built over 1,160 hectares, over 95 per cent of which has been acquired from local villagers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hill cutting and land filling works are on.<\/p>\n The site had a cluster of villages with ponds full of lotuses and that inspired the terminal design.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last August, the GVK group announced an exit from the airport sector selling its stake in Mumbai airport to the Adani group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The actual handover is, however, yet to happen.<\/p>\n According to the concession agreement between CIDCO and GVK, the date of commercial operations of the Navi Mumbai airport was fixed at this year-end.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This would need to be amended. Also, given the changed business environment and sharp fall in traffic last year, the Adani group may review and revisit the construction plans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both Adani and GVK groups declined to respond to queries on the matter.<\/p>\n Photographs: Screengrab courtesy, GVK’s official video<\/strong><\/p>\n