NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved upgrade of existing airports in Chennai, Lucknow and Guwahati. These projects will be implemented by state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) at acost of more than Rs 5,082 crore.
Of the total to be invested in the next five years, about Rs 21,000 crore will be by AAI, another Rs 25,000 crore in upgrading infrastructure at airports like Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru that are run by private operators.
Another about Rs 50,000 crore is estimated to be invested in new airports in Mumbai, Goa, Jewar in Greater Noida, Pune, Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat.