Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Development of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker

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## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

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2744 (To be answered on the August 2018) 2nd

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS

2744.

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE

SHRI GEORGE BAKER

Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (6): the details of the number 0f Greenfield airports approved during the last three years across the country, StatelUT-wise with their present status; along
- across the coun State/UT-wise; try,
- (e): the time by which the above said work is likely to be started;
- (d):whether the Government proposes for extension /development/modernization of certain airports in the country to make them world class and if s0, the details thereof,; State/UT-wise;
- (f): whether the Union Government has received proposals for sonstruction/upgradation cf airports from  State Governments in their   respective States and if the details   thereof   and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (): whether the construction work of these airports is very slow in sone of the States and if sO, the detaiis thereof with the reasons therefor and the taken by the Government in this regard? along steps

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

2: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport; Telangana, Cochin International Airport; Kerala, Kempegowda International Airport; Bengaluru, Karnataka and Shiodi Airport in Maharashtra and Durgapur Airport in West Bengal are the operational greenfield airport in the country.

Aviation (MoCA) grants two stage clearances i.e 'site clearance' followed by 'in granted 'in principle' approval to Dholera international Airport Company Ltd.

(DIACL) for setting\_up of a Greenfield airport at the site near Navagam (BIACL) for setting up of Domestic Greenfield Airport for public Dagadarthi near Nellore; Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport for public use in Vizianagaram District;,near Visakhapatnam and Orvakallu Domestic Greenfield Airport for public use in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, Government of Gujarat for setting up of a Greenfield Airport at Hirasar; District Rajkot, Gujarat and Government of Uttar Pradesh for setting up 0f a Ncida International Greenfield Airport near Jewar, Uttar Pradesh: During the last three years and current year, Gol; MoCA granted 'site clearance' approval to Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) for setting up of a Greenfield Airport for public use mear Bhiwadi, District Aiwar, Rajasthan, Telangana State industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIIDC) for setting up of District Khammam; Telangana, MP Road Development Corporation Limited for setting up of Singrauii Domestic Greenfield Airport for public use in Waidhan, District Singrauli; Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd. (MADC) for setting up greenfield international airport at Purandar Pune\_ Village?

(d) & (eJAAI has planned development and upgradation of airports with a CAPEX of Rs. 20,000 crores in next 4-5 years. However, betterment of civil aviation facilities at airports is a continuous process depending upon commercial viability: traffic demand, operational requirements; demand from airlines, technical feasibility etc.

(c); As regards construction of new Greenfield airports, execution of project including finalization of project cost and financing arrangement is tie sole responsibility of the respective airport promoters.

(9) (g): Ministry of Civil Aviation in the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, has made provision for promotion of regional Connectivity way of revival of unserved and under-served airportslairstrips. The Government has approved the proposal for revival of 50 unserved/under-served airportslairstrips 0f the State Governments, Airports Authority of India, Civil Enclaves CPSUs at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crores: However, the revival of airstripslairports is demand driven, depending upon the firm commitment from airline operators as well as from the State Govermment for providing various concessions as airports will be developed without insisting on its financial viability. State Governments can explore possibilities of developing these airports\_through Public Private Partnership (PPP) also. In the Ist and Znd rounds of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) routes have been awarded under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to various operators for starting flights from 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads in the country.The timeline for construction of airport depends upon many factors such as land acquisition availability of mandatory clearances; PPP bidding process, construction schedule; financing closure etc by

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