The Government has not yet approved the design of the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) submitted by five international construction companies to Managing Board of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The CAA Managing Board has not so far held the meeting for final approval of the design which would also be presented to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for final approval, said a sources in the CAA while talking to Business Recorder.
These companies have presented the designs in a meeting of the board and representatives of these companies briefed the meeting about their designs of NIIA, the source said and added that the company, whose would design got approved, would be appointed as consultant for this Rs 30 billion mega project.
The sources said that the initial work of airport has been kicked off and by the end of this year groundbreaking ceremony would be held. Now so much work has been done that can't be reverted, the sources maintained. They said that the requisite land for the project has been acquired and full payment was made to landowners.
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