Porta Cabins
Recently, Union Government inaugurated its fourth civilian airport at Purnea (Bihar), built with prefabricated porta cabins under the UDAN scheme.
- Porta cabins are modular buildings made in factories from steel or polyurethane foam and then transported for installation at the site.
- Porta cabins offer low-cost terminals that can be operational within weeks, bypassing land acquisition delays; they also enable modular expansion.
- However, they offer limited durability, space, amenities, & lack premium facilities and aesthetic appeal.
- Airports at Shirdi in Maharashtra, Hubballi and Kalaburagi in Karnataka, and Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh also began operations using such ....
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