Dehradun Airport’s first phase upgradation to be completed by October: AAI

The first phase of AAI-run Dehradun Airport’s upgradation work, including construction of a new domestic terminal building, is expected to be completed by next month, an official release said on Wednesday.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is investing Rs 353 crore for the airport’s facelift to enhance its peak passenger handling capacity by eight-fold to 1,800 passengers, as per the release.

The first phase of development work includes the construction of a domestic terminal building along with utility block, car park, sewage treatment plant, rainwater harvesting structures and other ancillary structures, the AAI said.

Almost 80 per cent of the development work of the first phase is completed and the project is likely to be ready by October, it added.