In Pics: Bengaluru Airport To Welcome Terminal 2 Today With A ‘Terminal In A Garden’ Concept

The all-new deluxe Terminal 2 of Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport is absolutely ready to amaze travellers. The honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be introducing the freshly constructed ‘garden terminal’ today, that is November 11, 2022. The International airport has curated this theme of ‘Terminal in a garden’, which is one-of-a-kind for the entire nation to take pride in. By Shrestha Purkayastha

The new terminal of Bengaluru airport is designed on the idea of a ‘Terminal in a Garden’

Here are glimpses from Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. This will lead to capacity expansion of the airport and will boost commerce. I am glad that the terminal building accords topmost importance to sustainability. @BLRAirport pic.twitter.com/9MxVyClhig

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 9, 2022

The Bengaluru International Airport is included in the list of one of the best airports in the country. Widely built over an area of 2,55,645 square metres in total, this ‘terminal in a garden’ will comprise a total of 22 gates and 9 customs hand baggage screening. There will be a seating accommodation of a total of 5,953 at the gate lounge.

The modified seating capacity has a huge accommodation for 25 million passengers

ಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರ ಅಮೃತ ಹಸ್ತದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾದಿದೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕೆಂಪೇಗೌಡ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ 2ನೇ ಟರ್ಮಿನಲ್. pic.twitter.com/9GGBhM9AGg

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) November 9, 2022

Phase 1 of terminal 2 will consist of 90 check-in keys, 17 security check paths, 15 gates for buses, and accommodation for a total of 25 million travellers every single year. It is certainly a huge number compared to the capacity of close to 3 crore passengers to date. Constructed at an expenditure of INR 5,000 Crore, the terminal is designated as an architectonic spectacle. It will amount to lush greenery in and out, and the experience for the passengers is drawn like a tour in the garden.

The peculiarly new terminal of Bengaluru airport is constructed on four gardening principles

This new terminal of Bengaluru has been constructed on four principles of gardening. There’s technology, sustainability, innovation, and the addition of the culture and art of Karnataka. The developmental multiplicity and exclusive art designs of South India and Karnataka will be promisingly displayed via the garden and its creative installations. The Bengaluru airport has already acquired the criteria in sustainability with 100% involvement of solely renewable energy from side to side of the terminal.

Hero Image Credit: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi/Twitter; Feature Image Credit: Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj S Bommai/Twitter

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