Jaipur airport third cleanest in India: Survey

JAIPUR: The terminal 2 of the Jaipur airport has secured third position in cleanest and safest airport category, handling more than 50 lakh passengers per year.
The survey was conducted by the ministry of civil aviation and it was named as Swachhata Awards 2019. The airport authorities would be getting an appreciation award in this regard. Kolkata secured top slot, while Chennai came second.
According to the airport authorities, the survey was conducted during November in which the airports were categorized in three segments– airport handling more than 50 lakh passengers per year, airport handing 15 lakh to 50 lakh passengers per year and airport handling less than 15 lakh passengers per year.
“Safety and cleanliness aspect were considered for this award by a two-member team that had visited our airport in November last year. We have secured second position and as an award we would receive an appreciation certificate,” said Jaideep Singh Balhara, director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Jaipur.
Coming after years of passenger grouse on the state of washrooms, the award is recognition of strides taken in the past year to overhaul the toilets and improve upkeep and also the safety.
Of the 13 big Indian airports, eight are operated by AAI — Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Goa, Guwahati, Lucknow and Jaipur. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin are private airports.