The Adani Group, according to officials, on Monday said it began its "Observation Period" at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernize northeast India's main airport.  An Airport Authority of India official said that a 9-member panel of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its "Observation Period" and is likely to take over charge in October.

Land near the airport had also been given to the Adani Airport Holding on a lease basis for a period of 50 years in a bid to develop aviation-related business and related services.  "The Centre took the decision to enhance the revenue of the Airport Authority of India (AAI)  and augment the economic development in these areas in terms of job creation and related infrastructure," the official said

In 2018, the Central government leased out six AAI airports viz Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mangaluru, for operation, management and development under the Public-Private Partnership model.

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