New Delhi: On a two-day tour of South India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening to inaugurate the state-of-the-art integrated terminal building at the Chennai Airport in Tamil Nadu. The first phase of the new terminal, set up at a total outlay of Rs 2,437 crores has been completed.
“This will be an important addition to Chennai’s infrastructure. It will boost connectivity and also benefit the local economy”, PM Modi said a tweet. The T-2 (Phase-1) building is expected to increase the airport’s passenger capacity from 23 million to 35 million per year.
Sources, the new integrated terminal is spread across 2.20 lakh square meters and would cater to the growing air traffic in Tamil Nadu. The terminal is equipped with 108 immigration counters. Which are split equally between arrival and departure areas. It would significantly enhance the travel experience for passengers by expediting the transit process.