PM to inaugurate Mumbai's swanky new airport terminal

January 10, 2014 09:03

After missing several deadlines in past three years and incurring over 32 per cent cost escalation, the new international terminal (T2) at the Mumbai airport is all set to be inaugurated today, promising to provide fliers a whole new experience with its features.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will dedicate the terminal, a spanking four-storey glass marvel, whose design has been inspired by a dancing peacock, to the nation.

However, the actual operations at the terminal is likely to commence from February. Earlier, the operation was to start from this month itself.

The T2 has come up at a whopping investment of Rs 9,800 crore as against initial projection of Rs 7,452 crore.

The sprawling premises boasts of tens of thousands of artifacts and paintings, housing arguably one the largest collections in the world at an airport.

The most attractive feature of the swanky terminal is the museum of artifacts. Stretching along a 3-km art wall, the museum houses over 7,000 artifacts collected from over 1,500 artists across the country.

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