India To Modernize 35 Airports

The Indian cabinet approved a proposal mandating the state-run airport operator to modernize 35 airports in second-tier cities within the next two years, the civil aviation minister said on Thursday.

The modernization process will cost the government between 70-80 billion rupees (USD$1.5 billion - USD$1.75 billion), Praful Patel told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

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