Title: Need for construction of a new terminal at International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram.
(THIRUVANANTHAPURAM): Sir, I would like to raise a very important matter regarding the construction of new international terminal at Trivandrum Airport.
It has been decided to construct a new international terminal with international standard at Chakkai, Thiruvananthapuram – in my constituency – with an area of 20,000 sq. ft. for the development of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. This proposal, in fact, was mooted by the Airport Authority of India in the context of severe space constraints at the existing terminal building and to meet future traffic requirements.
The foundation stone for the project was laid by the hon. Minister at Thiruvananthapuram as early as July, 2000, but the project for the construction of the new terminal has been pending with the Ministry for clearance for the past five years. So, I would request the Government to issue immediate directions for the clearance of this project.
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