When PS Nair took over as the director of Delhi Airport in 2002, he didn’t think his duties would involve the demolition of farm houses.The issue was the following. Years later, Nair would come back to the Delhi airport to lead the commissioning of T3, the showpiece terminal that demonstrated India could build excellent public infrastructure. At AAI, he served as director of Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Delhi airports.“I needed someone to fix the operations at Delhi airport. He later served as the CEO of the Delhi airport during the commissioning of the T3 international terminal, a challenging project that had to be ready in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. India built the Delhi Metro and the modern Delhi Airport with home-grown public service officers leading the charge.

Source: Economic Times September 28, 2019 17:26 UTC