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Mumbai Police on alert ahead of Diwali
Wednesday, 7 November, 2007
AA: Mumbai, Nov 6 (ANI): Police in Mumbai have been placed on alert ahead of
Diwali to prevent any untoward incidents, including terror strikes."Diwali is approaching and so will New Year and Christmas. Our force is on
alert. They are seeking the support of civilians so that better security
arrangements can be made for the public," said P.S. Pasricha, Director
General of Police, Maharashtra. The Mumbai police has beefed up the security following the recent bomb
blasts at Hyderabad, Ajmer and Ludhiana. Last year in July, a series of seven bomb blasts took place over a period of
11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai in which over 173 train
passengers were killed. According to the police, the bombings were carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba
(LeT) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). (ANI) Labels: Mumbai, Top-Stories
L&T bags Mumbai airport contract
Saturday, 3 November, 2007
AY: Engineering and construction company Larsen and Toubro has been awarded a Rs 5,550-crore contract to build the new integrated airport passenger terminal at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Mumbai International Airport Ltd, which awarded the contract, said the order was for modernisation and expansion of the existing airside facilities such as construction of taxiways, aprons, aircraft maintenance, utility services and primary infrastructure support facilities. Landside facilities comprising a new multi-storey car park and access roads up to the terminal are also part of the contract. The new terminal, to be set up in four years, would be able to cater to both domestic and international operations. It would also double the passenger handling capacity to 40 million per annum. The entire airport modernisation programme would roll out in three phases – 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Labels: Mumbai, Top-Stories
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