VASCO
As many as 96 check-in counters and 10 passenger boarding bridges will be made available at Goa International Airport at Dabolim, amid expansion plans to increase the passenger handling capacity to at least 3,250 passengers per hour.
According to details provided by airport officials, the Rs 255.69 crore Airport Terminal building extension project shall have a ground plus 2 floors with basement, adding 18,300 sq mtr of built up area to the existing 65,000 sq mtr area.
It is expected to increase the passenger handling capacity to 13 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the existing 7.65 MPPA and shall be capable of handling at least 3,250 passengers per hour by adding 500 (PPH) to the existing capacity.
FACILITIES
The extension building with central air conditioning shall have one island of 32 check-in counters which will take the total from 64 existing counters to 96 check-in counters.
Other facilities include toilets for gents, ladies and differently-abled persons, baggage conveyor belts, queuing space, segregation railing, back-up offices for airlines, facilitation counters, weighing machines, automated baggage drop system, X-BIS machines, escalators, elevators, fire detection alarm and protection system with Fire Control Room, boarding gates, commercial spaces with 1,075 sq mts of area including retail and F&B stores, surveillance Close Circuit TV system, FIDS and a security hold area.
The extension project will also accommodate two new Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB), taking the overall to 10 PBBs.
The proposed expansion of the existing Integrated Terminal building towards the eastside involves internal modification of existing terminal building and expansion of existing apron area by 15,000 sq mtrs to accommodate 2 aircraft of AB-321/B-737 type.
The existing domestic and international passenger movement within the terminal is proposed to be interchanged at the first and second floors so that the SHA within the existing building on the eastern side becomes the domestic SHA.
PROJECT
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is following the GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) system for the sustainable and environmentally friendly design and the extension building will be constructed as per ECBC norms and obtain a 4-star GRIHA rating.
The tender for the work was awarded via EPC mode to M/s Vascon Engineers Ltd and is expected to complete by end of 2022. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change gave a go-ahead to the project by granting Environmental Clearance on May 25.
Earlier, the AAI jointly with the Indian Navy had taken up the Parallel Taxi Track project and put into operation from December 2019, which reduced the runway occupancy and turnaround time of the aircraft and accommodated more aircraft per hour.
