Jammu Airport Expansion: Secretary Civil Aviation Aijaz Asad reviews work progress.

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI SEPT,03:–Secretary Civil Aviation Department, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the progress on the expansion of Jammu Airport.
The meeting was attended by Director Airport Authority, Sanjeev Kumar Garg; Director CISF, D.S Daneil; Director Animal Husbandry, Waheeda Parveen; Chief Engineer Jammu, Rajesh Gupta; Addl. Secretary, CAD , Vidhushi Sharma; ACR Jammu, Vivek Attri; DD Planning CAD, Bilal Rashid ; CEO Cantonment Board, Jammu Sub-Div.; & Magistrate South.
Sanjeev Kumar Garg gave a detailed presentation and informed about ongoing expansion work of the Jammu Airport that has been divided in 02 packages. Construction of New Civil Enclave at Jammu Airport being executed at a cost of Rs. 469 Crores and Construction of apron & associated works for parking of 13 Nos AB -321 type of Aircraft, at a cost of Rs. 42 crores and the 8 % of the physical work stands completed in respect of Part-1 of the prestigious Project, he informed.
Secretary, Aijaz Asad, directed the concerned officers to remove the impediments, if any, to further step efforts to accelerate the pace of progress on these vital works so that the project is completed within the fixed timelines.
“With the completion of project, seating capacity shall be enhanced to 960 pax, the Car parking at the Airport shall be increased from 150 to 700, besides this the Check In Counters shall be increased from 20 to 54 along with the increase in no. of Kiosks, which shall facilitate the general Public at large,” said Aijaz Asad.

Construction of 2 nos. of 23 m wide Link Taxiways along with the elevated road spread over 98 Pillars and Construction of 13 nos. Apron/Parking bays, 11 X-BIS Machines are part of the project, he informed.
“Ensure the provisions for the Physically Challenged Persons, during the construction like Ramps, Braille enabled Paths, sufficient Lifts, Escalators, etc, so that no one should face inconvenience in travelling,” Asad asked the project manager.
Secretary, Aijaz Asad directed the Animal Husbandry department to shift the Poultry & Breeding farm to Nagrota and hand over the farm area to AAI.
Aijaz Asad instructed the Chief Engineer, PW(R&B) Department to immediately complete the remaining constriction work by November 2024, so that shifting may take place.
Taking cognizance of the issue of construction of structures near the boundary wall of the Airport, Aijaz Asad issued directions to the SDM concerned and CEO Cantonment Board to immediately visit the spot and take appropriate action, to ensure the safety and security at the Airport.
“No illegal construction work should be done in and around a hundred meters of the boundary wall of the airport area,” said Aijaz Asad.