News: Anil Ambani likely to pitch for Airport project
(TNN 09/08/2006) Kolkata - Reliance-ADAG group chairman Anil Ambani is likely to discuss execu-tion of a greenfield international airport venture in Kolkata during his scheduled meeting with West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on August 18. Details are unknown, but indications are Reliance Airport Developers Ltd, an Anil Ambani group company, is keen to pitch for the greenfield international airport project.
It is learnt that the West Bengal government has sounded out the Anil Ambani camp in this light, especially at a time when Team Buddha is doing its best to expand global flight connectivity options to develop Kolkata as an emerging IT/ITeS hub.
It's a different matter that the state government has recently advocated roping in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing Netaji Subhash Bose International Airport instead of involving private de-velopers.
At this point, R-ADAG group officials are unwilling to hazard a guess on the agenda of Ambani's meeting with the West Bengal CM. Possible discussions on a greenfield international airport will also hinge on the out-come of Reliance Airport Developers' ongoing legal battle in Supreme Court against the Centre's airports privatisation programme.
When contacted, a R-ADAG spokesperson said: "We cannot comment on the agenda of Ambani's scheduled meeting with the West Bengal chief minister. We cannot also comment on Reliance Airports' participation in any greenfield airport venture since the matter is sub judice."
After the Delhi HC upheld the government's decision to award the mod-ernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports to the GMR and GVK-led con-sortia, Reliance Airports has challeged the verdict in Supreme Court. Reliance Airports had lost out after bidding for both the Mumbai and Delhi airport upgradation projects.
Writers Buildings circles also said the Anil Ambani group is also keen to leverage its existing communications backbone in the eastern region to offer a range of derivative services tailor made for BPO players in the state and the north-east. This issue may also figure during Ambani's meeting with the state chief minister.
It is learnt that the West Bengal government has sounded out the Anil Ambani camp in this light, especially at a time when Team Buddha is doing its best to expand global flight connectivity options to develop Kolkata as an emerging IT/ITeS hub.
It's a different matter that the state government has recently advocated roping in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade the existing Netaji Subhash Bose International Airport instead of involving private de-velopers.
At this point, R-ADAG group officials are unwilling to hazard a guess on the agenda of Ambani's meeting with the West Bengal CM. Possible discussions on a greenfield international airport will also hinge on the out-come of Reliance Airport Developers' ongoing legal battle in Supreme Court against the Centre's airports privatisation programme.
When contacted, a R-ADAG spokesperson said: "We cannot comment on the agenda of Ambani's scheduled meeting with the West Bengal chief minister. We cannot also comment on Reliance Airports' participation in any greenfield airport venture since the matter is sub judice."
After the Delhi HC upheld the government's decision to award the mod-ernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports to the GMR and GVK-led con-sortia, Reliance Airports has challeged the verdict in Supreme Court. Reliance Airports had lost out after bidding for both the Mumbai and Delhi airport upgradation projects.
Writers Buildings circles also said the Anil Ambani group is also keen to leverage its existing communications backbone in the eastern region to offer a range of derivative services tailor made for BPO players in the state and the north-east. This issue may also figure during Ambani's meeting with the state chief minister.
posted by InCar Group Press Room at 19:39
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