10th Jan 2024 Source by https://deshgujarat.com/
Ahmedabad: Yashnand Engineers and Contractors, based in the Ellisbridge area of the city, has been awarded a work order worth Rs. 333 crore (excluding GST) for the development of a new integrated terminal building and ATC tower at the under-construction Greenfield Airport at Dholera.
The Dholera International Airport Company Ltd. (DIACL) in a work order dated January 1st specifies that the project, titled ‘Development of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Ahmedabad Phase 1,’ includes detailed designing, engineering, procurement, and construction of a new integrated passenger terminal building, ATC Tower and technical block, cargo complex,
ESS building, car parking, approach roads, ancillary structures, allied works, and associated electrical work, including maintenance, operation & AICMC.
In June 2022, the Union Cabinet approved the Phase I development of the airport. Situated 80 km aerially from Ahmedabad airport, the estimated cost of the project is Rs 1,305 crore, and it is expected to be completed within four years.
It’s worth noting that the construction of the airport’s supporting infrastructure, including a 3200 m runway, taxiways, apron, and perimeter road, is actively underway by Jodhpur-based Varaha Infra.