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Saturday, July 03, 2010 (16:47:11) |
| Tags : GMR Group, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3 |
Primer on group that built the new terminal at Delhi airport |
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| New Delhi, July 3: Following is a fact sheet on GMR Group, the company that heads the consortium upgrading the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the nation capital, including the swank new Terminal 3 that was inaugurated today:
-Founded in 1978 by G.M. Rao, a mechanical engineer, with a jute unit in Andhra Pradesh
-Now headquartered in Bangalore, it has interests spanning airports, energy, highways, urban Infrastructure and agri-business
-Its partners for Delhi airport project are Airports Authority of India, Fraport of Germany and Malaysian Airport Holding
-Owns the Delhi Daredevils team of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament
-Has also built the new Hyderabad airport and the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Turkey
-Won contract recently to upgrade and build Male International Airport
-Has constructed at least six major highway projects, apart from handling several intra-city four-lane projects
-Pioneer in projects that involve public-private initiative
-Its Dutch subsidiary runs power projects in Britain, the Netherlands, Mexico, Australia and Philippines with a capacity of 8,086 mw and $1.65 billion turnover
-Its subsidiary in Singapore, Island Power, has a contract for 800 mw power project in Singapore
-It has also won two hydroelectric power projects in Nepal with a combined capacity of 550 mw
-It runs two integrated sugar complexes in Karnataka and one in Andhra Pradesh
-In urban infrastructure, it has a pact with Tamil Nadu for a multi-product special economic zone in Krishnagiri district. (IANS) |
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