AAI projects for 4 airports witness cost overruns
Projects run by Airports Authority of India to expand and modernise four major airports have experienced cost overruns of over Rs 126 crore, according to official figures.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Projects run by Airports Authority of India to expand and modernise four major airports have experienced cost overruns of over Rs 126 crore, according to official figures.
The airports where the works have suffered cost overruns are at Gondia, Nagpur, Srinagar and Silchar.
In all cases, the higher costs have occurred due to change in the scope of work and provisions for various infrastructural facilities that were not included in the initial work plan, official sources said.
The original cost estimated for Gondia was Rs 49.83 crore, while the revised cost rose to Rs 108 crore. Similarly, the cost projected for the works at Nagpur airport was Rs 43 crore, which has now risen to Rs 79.03 crore.
The expansion and modification of Srinagar airport terminal complex was estimated to cost Rs 77.87 crore, but the amount went up to Rs 101.33 crore. The expenditure on Silchar increased to Rs 41.49 crore from the projected figure of Rs 33 crore.
In Gondia, the initial approval was given for works relating to extending the runway, construction of a new apron and control tower works. The costs went up when new activities like building a passenger lounge, hangars, sub-station, land acquisition and diversion of the approach road, were added.
Similarly, reasons like increase in the number of passenger boarding bridges, which were not included in the original programme, increased the cost projects at Nagpur and the additional needs of the Indian Air Force enhanced the cost figures at Silchar.
Official sources said the works were now being monitored closely by the Project Monitoring and Quality Assurances Department of AAI.
The airports where the works have suffered cost overruns are at Gondia, Nagpur, Srinagar and Silchar.
In all cases, the higher costs have occurred due to change in the scope of work and provisions for various infrastructural facilities that were not included in the initial work plan, official sources said.
The original cost estimated for Gondia was Rs 49.83 crore, while the revised cost rose to Rs 108 crore. Similarly, the cost projected for the works at Nagpur airport was Rs 43 crore, which has now risen to Rs 79.03 crore.
The expansion and modification of Srinagar airport terminal complex was estimated to cost Rs 77.87 crore, but the amount went up to Rs 101.33 crore. The expenditure on Silchar increased to Rs 41.49 crore from the projected figure of Rs 33 crore.
In Gondia, the initial approval was given for works relating to extending the runway, construction of a new apron and control tower works. The costs went up when new activities like building a passenger lounge, hangars, sub-station, land acquisition and diversion of the approach road, were added.
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Similarly, reasons like increase in the number of passenger boarding bridges, which were not included in the original programme, increased the cost projects at Nagpur and the additional needs of the Indian Air Force enhanced the cost figures at Silchar.
Official sources said the works were now being monitored closely by the Project Monitoring and Quality Assurances Department of AAI.
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