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Siemens bags Rs 300 crore baggage handling contract from DIAL

Siemens Mobility Division (Siemens AG) along with Siemens Limited has bagged Rs 300-crore contract from the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for terminal baggage system at the Delhi Airport. According to a Press Trust of India (PTI) report, the project is scheduled to be commissioned by March 2010. Terminal 3 is also expected to be completed around the same time. In future, bags can be handed at 168 check-in-desks at the departure level of the terminal, which covers an area of 5, 20,000 sq. mtrs. Five desks will be assigned for over-sized luggage.

"The baggage system that we are providing at the international airport is the biggest in India and is on par with the best in the world. This prestigious project provides us yet another opportunity to bring the best-in-class technology for the aviation sector in India," said Armin Bruck, Managing Director, Siemens Limited. The sorting system has been designed for a capacity of over 11,300 bags per hour and has a total length of almost 13 kms. For this purpose, tilt-tray sorters, as well as vertical sorters and high-speed diverters will be used.

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