News Friday, 09 Jan, 2009
Punj Lloyd bags Sikkim first Greenfield airport project
Punj Lloyd Ltd announced that it has secured a contract for civil works for approximately INR 264 crore from Airports Authority of India in connection with construction of new airport at Pakyong, Sikkim. The new airport will make a significant contribution to the tourism infrastructure of the state.
Mr Atul Punj chairman of Punj Lloyd Group said that "Punj Lloyd is proud to be building Sikkim's first Greenfield Airport, Building tourism infrastructure is the prime call of Indian tourism industry, especially for a state like Sikkim that is yet unexplored and has the potential to become a preferred tourism destination for families, adventure sports, village and eco tourism. This airport will ensure better connectivity of Sikkim with rest of the country."
Building an airport in the hilly terrain of Sikkim will be an interesting challenge. The airport will be built at a height of 1404 meter above mean sea level. The scope of work shall involve excavation of 100 meter depth and earth filling of slopes of 80 meter height, stabilized with Geogrid Reinforced Retaining Wall. A large volume of earthwork, 6.5 million m3, shall involve blasting in hard rock apart from excavation in soft rock and soil. To protect the environment, excavated slopes of 100 meter height will be planted with local species of flora.
Although a challenge, work in the hilly region will not daunt Punj Lloyd, which has a history of executing projects successfully in difficult terrain. From the Caucasian rocky mountains were Punj Lloyd laid sections of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to the deserts of Oman. Punj Lloyd is confident of successfully completing this Greenfield airport project.
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