Airports Authority of India (AAI) has established integrated cargo terminals at metro airports, viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, wherein all the regulatory and facilitating agencies have been housed under one roof in order to facilitate faster processing/movement/clearance of international cargo. The managements of Delhi and Mumbai Airports have been taken over by the two separate JVCs namely Delhi International Airport Limited and Mumbai International Airport Limited respectively, with effect from 3rd May 2006.

<p>In order to reduce the burden on the existing infrastructure available at the metro airports, it would be necessary to develop the alternate infrastructure in and around the airports for processing/handling of international cargo. Therefore, this Ministry is considering the concept of setting up ‘‘Cargo Villages’’ at the International Airports.