International flights from the Chandigarh-Mohali Airport will be operational from June 2010.Private sector Greenfield international airport in North India will soon come up near the industrial hub of Ludhiana in Punjab. overing an area of 3,000 acres, the 'Aerotropolis' is modelled on the lines of similar facilities in Singapore and Frankfurt. The Aerotropolis will be built in the private sector by Messrs Bengal Aerotropolis which has Changi International Airport of Singapore as partner. The Aerotopolis is a modern age concept of a township-oriented airport, along the Singapore-Frankfurt model.
The airport will be developed with a total fiscal layout of Rs 17,500 crore.
Punjab will become the first state in the country to set up Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub at Ropar, 45 km from Chandigarh, for the civil aviation sector. The MRO will be developed over an area of 50 acres near Ropar at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
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