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The expenditure for the development of the airport will be taken care of by AAI while the expenditure on operations, maintenance and repairs would be taken care of by the Joint venture.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details of the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 1<sup>st<\/sup> phase will include the development of the international terminal, which is expected to be completed in 3 years<\/li>\n<li>The terminal will be able to accommodate bigger airplane models like the Boeing 737-700 and Airbus A-320<\/li>\n<li>The project is aimed at boosting the economic development of Punjab\u2019s business and industrial hub Ludhiana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At present Ludhiana is serviced by a small domestic airport at Sahnewal under the operational control of AAI, which runs regional airplanes to Delhi. Ludhiana also has the advantage of being at the geographical center of Punjab, so this move will surely be beneficial for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Mohali and Amritsar, Halwara near Ludhiana will be the 3rd city in Punjab to have an international airport. The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of an international civil terminal at the Indian Air Force station in Halwara, which is 32 Kms away from Ludhiana. 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