Construction of the new integrated terminal building of the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is likely to be completed by June next year. Currently work is going on in full swing for the new world class terminal building that is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 417 crore. Around 83 per cent of the construction of the new terminal building of Airport has been completed.
The new terminal building, once complete, will also give a boost to the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) that aims to enhance connectivity to India’s unserved and under-served airports. The shell-shaped design of the building has been inspired by nature – a shape which is a part of the seas and islands. The height of the terminal building roof would vary between 18 m and 32 m. The building will have three floors. Among other facilities, the new airport will have four aerobridges, 10 elevators and six escalators, 28 check-in counters, an in-line scan system for handling baggage, three conveyor belts for arrival baggage, two for domestic and one for International, which will be separated by a sliding glass partition.