PM to lay stone for new terminal at airport

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (UNI) Kerala Law Minister M Vijayakumar today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will soon lay the foundation stone for the new International air port terminal here, which would have all modern facilities.

''Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone this month or the next, after the date is finalised,'' he told reporters here.

The expansion project of the new terminal at a cost of about Rs 245 crore would be expeded, sources said.

The terminal would give an impetus to the development of the capital city, IT sector and tourism industry, in the coming years and could also become a possible refuelling destination on the international air route.

They said the terminal would be able to handle the passengers of two A 300s and one Boeing 747 aircraft at a time and would have modern facilities like escalators, elevators and aero-bridges.

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