Airport’s runway, terminal & other infra to be built by TPL

Noida: The Noida International Airport (NIA) will be built by Tata Projects Ltd (TPL). The company has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), the special purpose vehicle of the airport’s concessionaire Zurich AG.
The two other companies in the fray were infrastructure giants Larsen & Toubro and Shapoorji Pallonji.
For the first phase, which has an October 2024 commissioning target, Tata Projects will construct the terminal building, runway, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings. Construction work will begin this month.
Following the groundbreaking ceremony by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2021, preparations for the EPC phase of the airport had been initiated with earthwork and the boundary wall construction at the site. So far, the boundary wall coverage has reached about 12 km, with another 5km to go, officials said.
YIAPL CEO Christoph Schnellmann said in a statement, “With the award of this EPC contract, our project enters the next phase, which will witness a rapid increase in the pace of construction activities on site. Together with Tata Projects, we’re working to deliver a passenger terminal, runway, and other airport infrastructure with a capacity of 12 million passengers annually, by 2024. Noida International Airport will bolster employment generation and economic growth in the state as well as the country.”
Vinayak Pai, CEO and MD designate, TPL, said, “Tata Projects will work closely with YIAPL to deliver India’s most advanced and environment-friendly airport on time. We shall deploy the latest technologies in its construction while meeting the highest standards of quality, safety and sustainability.”
TPL has built the new Prayagraj airport terminal. Its other key projects include the new Parliament building, the Mumbai trans-harbour link, stretches of the Dedicated Freight Corridor and metro railway corridors in various cities.
The runway for NIA has been approved for Code E status that will allow long-range, wide-bodied aircraft to take off from the strip. The terminal building will have three floors with the top two levels meant for arrival and departure, officials said.
The 4km-long and 45 metres wide runway will be equipped with CAT I, II and III instrument landing systems to allow aircraft to land in low visibility conditions. According to YIAPL officials, NIA will be India’s first net-zero emissions airport. Its central design is local, with the flights of steps at the terminal forecourt modelled on the ghats of Varanasi and Haridwar. Schnellman had earlier told TOI the region’s havelis and temples architecture have inspired the design of the terminal building. The roof will be white, translucent and wavy, designed to look like a flowing river.