Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Development of Aviation Facilities
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 12

(To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION FACILITIES

## SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Ministry proposes to develop aviation facilities in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh including the airports development, night landing facilities, development of runways etc.;
- (c) the funds earmarked and released so far for the purpose?
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted 'in principle'\_ approval to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up of new Greenfield airports at three locations %f Andhra Pradesh namely, Bhogapuram; Dagadarthi (Nellore) and Orvakallu (Kurnool): MoCA has also granted 'site clearance' to the State Government of Telangana for construction of a new Greenfield airport at Kothagudem in Khamman district. In addition to above, upgradation and modernization of existing infrastructure at Brownfield airports is a continuous process which is taken up by the respective airport operator depending Ypon various factors such as traffic requirements, land availability, viability of the airport, available financials, clearances from various regulatory authorities, etc; Accordingly, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken several development activities at its airports in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, details of which are at Annexure-I.
- (c): As regards construction %f new Greenfield airports, execution 0f project including finalization of project cost and financing arrangement is the sole responsibility of the respective airport promoters Government of India does not allocate any fund for such projects. As regards airports owned the AAI; the details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred by AAI during each of last three years and current year (upto December 2016) for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure-II: by

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Annexure-I

|    | State          | Airports              | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|    | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapah               | Construction work already completed for Runway: new link taxi track with apron, Passenger Terminal   building, New ATC Tower cum Technical block cum Fire Station and ancillary facilities for operation of ATR- 72 type of aircraft and the airport inaugurated in June; 2015 by inauguration of commercial flight by Air Pegasus in Kadapa-Bangalore_sector. New New                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh | Vijyawada             | The following works were taken Up for upgrading the facilities at the arport: Modification & expansion work of existing Terminal Building to cater 250 peak hour passengers has been completed. Widening of approach road to Terminal Building from 2 lane to 4 lanes Tensile Canopy in front of Terminal Building and landscaping completed. Construction work for New Interim Domestic Terminal to handle 500 peak hour passengers at a time with car park, new approach road & associated facilities has been completed and inaugurated on 12th Jan. 2017 . Construction work of additional apron for parking 10 numbers for night parking bays for A-320 type of aircraft has been completed. Work partly awarded for extension of existing Runway from 2286m to 3360m suitable for operation of code E" type of aircraft: Construction of New Integrated Terminal Building for simultaneous operation along |
| 3  | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati              | of Int /Dom Passengers_having_area 30600sqm has been planned Clo New Integrated Terminal Building capable of handling 500 dom + 200 Int: peak hour  passengers at a time   simultaneously, completed and commissioned on 21.11.2016 New apron with link taxi track to park 3 nos of A-321 type of aircraft has already been completed. ILS equipment installed and made operational. Work in progress for New Apron for 4 numbers of A-321 type of aircraft, isolation with link taxi track. Work in progress for construction of Boundary wall (16 kms approx:) around newly acquired land. Work_in_progress for construction of Isolation bay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    | Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhap- atnam (CE) | Work in progress for new apron for 6 nos_ A-321 type of aircraft in an estimate cost of Rs.61.60 crores_ Extension of existing Terminal Building would be undertaken ata cost of Rs. bay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5  | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmun- dry         | Work in progress for extension & Strengthening of for A-320 type of aircraft. runway operation of Work in progress for new Apron for 4 no. of A-321 type of aircraft in front of Terminal Building                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    | Telangana      | Warangal              | Existing runway constructed world aircraft: At present no airlines is operating these flights For Up gradation of Warangal airport an MOU was signed by erstwhile Govt of Andhra Pradesh AAI had projected 438 acres of additional land requirement to enable construction of new runway with Link Taxi Track, new apron, new Passenger Terminal Building new ATC Tower cum Technical Block cum Fire Station, Isolation DVOR etc. during Bay,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

Land requested from State Govt. is to be handed over. Khammam in Telangana. Airport at yet

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