UK computer firm, CSE International, bags contract for Delhi airport upgrade

London: CSE International Ltd, a UK, Flixborough-based computer company, has been awarded a contract for systems modernisation of Delhi's international airport. The company specialises in assessment and management of high-risk computer projects, and is an acknowledged global leader in its field.

According to the terms of the contract CSE International will be involved in the design, development and delivery of all computer-based systems, including airfield ground lighting control, baggage handling and screening.

CSE International is part of a consortium, led by Larsen and Toubro Ltd, which is trying to design and build a state-of-the art passenger terminal, and also one of Asia's biggest runways, at the Delhi international airport. The is slated for completion in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

According to CSE chief executive Phil Bennett, who was speaking to local papers in the UK, the 38-month contract has to be completed in time for the prestigious Commonwealth Games due to be held in Delhi in 2010. According to Bennett, the project manager was already in India, and would be joined soon by seven other members of the team.

The new terminal in Delhi is designed to handle 37-million passengers a year, twice the present level. The terminal will cover 4.8 million square feet and will have more than 130 check-in counters and 70 immigration desks.

The new runaway, stretching 4.43 kilometres, will be equipped with systems that will allow aircraft to land with a visibility of only 50 metres.