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Lucknow’s new T3 terminal airport to look like of Delhi-Mumbai after getting ready
Lucknow: The famous Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in the state capital, which is nearing saturation levels, is set for a makeover. With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) moving to invest Rs1,383 crore on a new integrated terminal building-T3-after dismantling Terminal 1, the airport would be able to handle around 14.4 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the present 4.4 mn, an almost 230% jump in capacity.
The project entails the construction of a world-class passenger terminal and associated infrastructure, including an integrated terminal area of 84,000 sq m, retail area stretching over 15,000 sq m, GRIHA 4 Star environment rating, an additional basement area of 20,000 sq m, and a multi-level parking for 1,500 vehicles.
Talking to media persons, the airport’s director, AK Sharma, says, “While Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) has been selected as the project executor, Egis is the project management consultant. The project is scheduled for completion by 2021 end. With a capacity to handle 4,000 extra passengers during peak hours, the new airport is being designed to cater to passenger traffic up to 2031.”
The Lucknow airport connects the capital of India’s most populous state to major Indian cities and countries in the Middle East. It is the 11th busiest airport in the country and has seen passenger traffic grow at an exponential rate, clocking a CAGR of 19.6% since 2008. “The new terminal building at Lucknow would be a major force multiplier for Uttar Pradesh’s growth,” Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has said in a statement.
New T3 terminal of Lucknow airport to be ready by 2021, to give competition to Delhi-Mumbai:
The airport currently operates 75 flights every day, of which 67 are domestic flights and eight, international. The expansion project needs to be seen against a backdrop of heavy congestion that the airport has been witnessing during peak hours. The number of flights operating from Lucknow is expected to go up to 200 per day after the airport is remodelled, AAI officials say.
In fact, work on increasing the length of the existing runway from 2.2 km to 3.1 km is underway. This is being done to allow operations of bigger aircraft like the Dreamliner, says Sharma, adding that the apron area would also be increased in size to allow parking of at least 22 aircraft.
The airport’s upgrade is a part of AAI’s larger plan to spend Rs 20,500 crore on aviation infrastructure over the next five years. Indian airports currently handle around 300 MPPA and have a terminal capacity of 334 MPPA, which is likely to be breached in the next two years. India boasts the fastest growing domestic air travel market in the world, which grew 17% in FY18.
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The Lucknow airport connects the capital of India's most populous state to major Indian cities and countries in the Middle East. It is the 11th busiest airport in the country and has seen passenger traffic grow at an exponential rate, clocking a CAGR of 19.6% since 2008. "The new terminal building at Lucknow would be a major force multiplier for Uttar Pradesh's growth," Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has said in a statement.
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Talking to media persons, the airport's director, AK Sharma, says, "While Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) has been selected as the project executor, Egis is the project management consultant. The project is scheduled for completion by 2021 end. With a capacity to handle 4,000 extra passengers during peak hours, the new airport is being designed to cater to passenger traffic up to 2031."
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The project entails the construction of a world-class passenger terminal and associated infrastructure, including an integrated terminal area of 84,000 sq m, retail area stretching over 15,000 sq m, GRIHA 4 Star environment rating, an additional basement area of 20,000 sq m, and a multi-level parking for 1,500 vehicles.
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New T3 terminal of Lucknow airport to be ready by 2021, to give competition to Delhi-Mumbai.
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The airport's upgrade is a part of AAI's larger plan to spend Rs 20,500 crore on aviation infrastructure over the next five years. Indian airports currently handle around 300 MPPA and have a terminal capacity of 334 MPPA, which is likely to be breached in the next two years. India boasts the fastest growing domestic air travel market in the world, which grew 17% in FY18.
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In fact, work on increasing the length of the existing runway from 2.2 km to 3.1 km is underway. This is being done to allow operations of bigger aircraft like the Dreamliner, says Sharma, adding that the apron area would also be increased in size to allow parking of at least 22 aircraft.
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The airport currently operates 75 flights every day, of which 67 are domestic flights and eight, international. The expansion project needs to be seen against a backdrop of heavy congestion that the airport has been witnessing during peak hours. The number of flights operating from Lucknow is expected to go up to 200 per day after the airport is remodelled, AAI officials say.
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The famous Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in the state capital, which is nearing saturation levels, is set for a makeover. With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) moving to invest Rs1,383 crore on a new integrated terminal building-T3-after dismantling Terminal 1, the airport would be able to handle around 14.4 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the present 4.4 mn, an almost 230% jump in capacity.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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