GMR Industries-promoted Delhi International Airport (P) Limited has awarded Larsen & Toubro the contract for design and construction of terminal, runway and associated works of the Delhi airport.
The deal, valued at about Rs 5,400 crore (Rs 54 billion) will give shape to the Master Plan unveiled by GMR-DIAL recently. The Master Plan envisages the design and construction of a new terminal and a runway for the modernisation and upgrade of the Delhi airport.
The passenger terminal building (Terminal 3) will cater to both domestic and international passengers. It will house more than 130 check-in counters, 50 emigration and 48 immigration counters to reduce waiting time for passengers.
Spread over 4.4 million sq ft, T3 will have 74 aerobridges and 30 remote parking stands for aircraft. Besides, 56 passenger travelators will make commuting within the terminal easy. The contract also includes installation of elevators and escalators, baggage-handling systems, IT, security, electrical and mechanical systems.
T3 will be ready well in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. With T3, the total capacity of the Delhi airport will go up to 37 million passengers a year by 2010.
L&T will also construct a new runway measuring 4,430 metre that will be ready by 2008. The Code F runway will be able to handle A380 aircraft.
The runway will be among the longest in Asia and will be equipped with CAT IIIB instrument landing system. The contract also involves the construction of connecting taxiways, satellite fire fighting facilities, among others.
In addition, the project involves the development of airside works comprising aprons, remainder taxiways, cargo terminals, aircraft maintenance facilities, utility services and other primary infrastructure support facilities.
Landside works involve a six-lane road connecting the terminal and national highway NH-8, a new multi-storey car park to accommodate 4,300 cars and forecourt for terminal T3, among others.
DIAL is a joint venture company consisting of GMR group, Airports Authority of India, Fraport, Eraman Malaysia and India Development Fund.
