YEMEN ALLOCATES YR23.7 BLN TO DEVELOP TEN AIRPORTS

SANA'A, March 15 (Saba) - Yemen's government has allocated YR 23.7 billion to develop ten airports within the framework of 2010 investment projects of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Authority (CAMA).

This amount includes YR 16.5 billion as an external funding,YR2 government funding and YR5.2 billion self-financing.

Official at Ministry of Transport told News Yemen that they allocated YR 19.5 billion to develop and modernize Sana'a International Airport, the second and the third phases, YR 3.1 billion to develop Taiz International Airport, YR 340 million to develop Sayon International Airport in Hadramout province, and YR 200 million to develop Hodeidah International Airport.

About $100 million was located for developing Atak and Baihan airports in Shabwa province, while YR 85 million aims at developing Aden International Airport with ,the official pointed out, adding that the government is completing installations in Socatra Airport in Hadramout province with a sum of YR 15 million.

The government also has allocated YR 80 million for developing Airports sectors and YR 80 million for developing metrology sector.

MD/AM