Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Upgradation/Modernization of Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, INNOCENT, ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOvERNNIENT OF INDIA

## MINIS'|RY  ()F  CIVIL AVTATION

## I,OK SABHA

L NSTARRED  QL ESTION NO. : J590

(To be answered  on lhe 23ro March 2017)

## UPGRADATION/NTODERNIZATION OF AIRPORTS

3590.

SHRI NALIN KUNIAR KATEEL

SHRI GODSE HEMANl' TUI({RAM

SHRI D.K. SURESH

SIIRI INNOCENT

SHRI ARJUN T,AI, MEENA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased  to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for modernization of airport terminals,  passenger facilities  and air traffic and navigational  aids at various airports in ihe country and if so, thc details for the last three  years, year/airportwise;
- (c) whether the Goyernment  proposcs to reduce the Airport User I)evelopment- F€e and fuel charges  to reduce the overall air fat es and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to increase  the passcngerr strength;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes to s€t up new airports in the corntry islrecially in small cities and also to increase the frequency\_of flights connecting miior ciiies in the country,  if so, the details thereof, Statc/UT-wise  and the details of funds allocated, released  and utitized  for the purpose,  Proiect-wisel
- (diwhether the Covcrnmcnt  proposes to take action on arbitrary attitude of private authorities  particular'ly Mumbai airport authority  presently  under the iirport. Authorit) bf India (AAI) and if so, t!9 d-el-ails
- (fl  the other steps taken by the Covernmcnt for upgradation/modernisation of airports includiirg Udaipur airport in the country?
- -thereof; 1e)  whether the Government proposes to connect  Nashik in Maharashtra  by air and if so, the details thereof;  and

ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry  of CIVIL AVIATION

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)

ta): Yes. !ladam. Thc airport-rvise details of upgradation/modernization  work undertaken during lht' rei'enl years at \rrrious airports telonging-to  {irports ,l,ulnority of lnaia  i.r,tl1  arc at Annexure-A  .{Al has alsu installed  l2 Instrument L-""ai"e".Sy.t",  lliS),8  Doppler  Vcrl High Frequency Omni Range (DvOR),24 Dili;;"z lfi.u.r.ing iquiprnint  (DNIE) and 8 surveillance €quipment  at various airports, in addition to Air Traffic Flow Management  System' Automa.tic Defendent Surveillance Broadcas( at 2l airports, stat€-of-the-art  automation sysiem and IP based voice communication system at Kolkata airport.

(b): GoI has granted  "in principle" approval for setting up of the 18 Greenfield iiiports  in thi countrl'. 'the  list of these airport along with the €stimated  cost is as under: Mopa in Goa (appror.  Rs.3100 cr). Navi \tumbai (approl' Rs. 16704 cr). Shirdi (approx. Rs. 320.5,1 cr) and Sindhudurg (approx. Rs.520 cr) in N{aharashiia, Rijapur'(approx.  Rs. 150 cr), Gultrarga (approx. Rs. l3'78 cr in initial  phase), Hasan (approx.  Rs. 592 cr) and Shimoga (approx.  Rs.38.91 cr) in Karnaiaka, kannur in kerala (approx.  Rs. 1892 cr), Durgapur in West Bengal (approx.  Rs.670 cr), Dabra in Nladhya Pradesh  (approx. Rs' 200 cr), Pakyong in Sii<irim  lapprox.  Rs.553.53  cr), Karaikal in Pudducherry  (lpp.o*. Rs.l70 cr), Kushinagai-in Uttar Pradesh (approx. Rs.448 cr), Dholera in Gujarat (approx. Rs. 1712 cr) and Dagadarthi Mendal, Nellore  Dist' (approx. Rs. 293 cr)' Bhogapuram in Vizianagarah  District near Visakhapatnam  (approx' Rs. 2260 cr) and Oravakallu in Kurnool District (approx.  Rs. 200 cr), Andhra Pradesh. As regards liequency of tlights, thc airlines are lree to induct capacity with any aircralt type, free to select whatever markets and network they lvish to serve and operate and are also free to operate anvwhere  in the country srrbject to compliance  of Route Dispersal Guidelines  issued by the Government, However,  actual operations  are always guided by commercial viability and companv policy.

- (c): GoI has establishcd an independent regtrlatory authority,  namely, Airport Economic Regulatory ,{uthority  (,,\ERA) to regulate aeronautical  tarilTs. User Development Fee (UD[) is u revenue enhancing  measure' which is levied by the airport operators to meet operational  expenditure'
- (d): AAI has leased out Chhatrapati Shivaji International  Airport (CSIA),  Mumbai to a joint venture comprn)  nanred i\lumbai lnternational Airport Ltd. (MIAL) on a long term lease basis through open conrpetitiye bidding process.  The rights and obligation  of MIAI, are rt'gulaled under the provisions of Operations, Nlanagement. De!elopnrent  Agrccment (OXID:\) entered into between AAI and MIAL. There are several chtclis and balances rrnder OMDA,  viz. representation of AAI in MIAI, Board, Independent enginecr, institution of OIOC (OMDA Implementation Ovcrsight Committee), clc. to monitor the performance  of MIAL.
- (€):  A proposal to connect Nashih to olhcr lrirports  in Maharashtra has bcen receivod from one of the bidders during the Iirst round of bidding under RCSUDAN. AAI has alreadv conrmcnced  technicrl  scrutiny  of the proposal.
- (f): Development  and upgradation of air'ports is a continuous process which is undertaken  b]-' the conccrne(l airport oprrator from time to time depcnding upon the availability  of land. grant of mandrtory  clearances, demand from airlines, passenger  traffic lbrecast, lechnical I'errsiblitv,  commercial  viability,  etc.

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## UPGMDATION  / I',IODERNIZATION OF AIRPORT  PROJECTS  UNDERTAKEN  BYAAIIN  RECENTYEARS

| s.No    | Region   | Slate             | Akport     | Name of Wo*s                                                                                                                                             | Approved Cost (Cr.)   | Commencem entYear   |
|---------|----------|-------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| 1 2 3 4 | ER       | West Bengal       |            | Resurfacing of main runway                                                                                                                               | 59.540                | 2015-16             |
| 1 2 3 4 | ER       |                   | Kolkata    | Constructlon ofSub Fire Statlon                                                                                                                          | 6.090                 | z0L5-a6             |
| 1 2 3 4 | ER       | Odisha            | Jharsuguda | Development of lhnrsugada Airport for A- 320Aircraft                                                                                                     | 77 6,900              | 2014-15             |
| 1 2 3 4 | ER       | Andman & Nicobar  | Portblair  | Consfuction of New Integrated Termlnal Buildins.                                                                                                         | 373,S90               | 2074-75             |
| 5       | ER       | Andman & Nicobar  | Portblair  | Construction of New Integrated Terminal Bullding. IBalanceWork)                                                                                          | 441.330               | 2016-17             |
| 6       | ER       | Chattisgarh       | Raipur     | Extension of runway at 24 begirniu& lxpansion of Apron suitable for CJ Catemrv Aircrafi.                                                                 | 88.440                | 2016-77             |
| 7       | ER       | Bihar             | Cava       | Resurfacinq ofrunway                                                                                                                                     | 21.830                | 2015-16             |
| 8       | NER      | Assam             | Dibrugarh  | Extersion ofrunwa, C/o isolation bay, linktaxi track and associated works"SH: Shifting of external servic€s llke water supply line, electric cables etc. | 59.850                | 2015-76             |
| 9       | NER      | Meghalya          | Barapani   | Control To$,er cum Technical Blockand Fire station                                                                                                       | t0.zzt)               | 2075-16             |
| 10      | NER      | Arunachal Pradesh | Teztr      | Operatlonalisation/Upgradation of Tezu AirDort                                                                                                           | 96.500                | 2012-43             |
| 11      | NER      | i\llanipur        | Imphal     | Expansion ofrpron by 175x130n along with lirk taxiway to accommodate 3nos A8"321,1 no AB-320 &3nosATR-72 class aircmft s.(Total 7 parking stand)         | 11.833                | 2008-o9             |
| 72      | NER      | Sikkim            | Pakvons    | Constluction of Greenfield Airport                                                                                                                       | 605.590               | 2009"10             |
| 13      | NR       | Rajasthan         | Kishangarh | DeveloDment of Kishanqarh AirDort                                                                                                                        | 181.000               | 2Aa3-14             |
| 14      | NR       | UttarPradesh      | 6orakhpur  | Construction of new passenger terminal building                                                                                                          | 20.000                | 2015-16             |
| 15      | NR       |                   | Fursafgani | Construction of National Aviation Universlty at ICRtIA                                                                                                   | 149,480               | 2013-14             |
| 16      | NR       |                   | Varanasi   | Recarpetting of runway, widening turning pad 27 and widenlng I ol                                                                                        | 25.220                | 2016-17             |
| 13      | NR       |                   |            | fillet/shoulder of taxi A,B & D.                                                                                                                         |                       |                     |
| 18      | NR       | Punjab            |            | Buildins. StrenEthenine of runwav 16-34                                                                                                                  | 88.880                | 2015,16             |
| 19      | NR       | Goa               | Goa        | Exterlsion olrvest side finger                                                                                                                           | 35.850                | 2014-15             |
| 20      | NR       | Gujarat           | Surat      | Recarpetting/Strengthening and extention of runway 04122                                                                                                 | 66.090                | 2015-16             |
| 21      | NR       |                   | Ahmedabad  | Resu.facing of Runway O5/23 &Taxiways                                                                                                                    | 73.640                | 20ls-16             |
| 22      | NR       | Maharashtra       |            | Expension of existingTerminalBuildlng                                                                                                                    | 408.480               | 2016-77             |

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| S.No   | Region         | State      | Ahport         |                                                                                                                                                                                 | Approved Cost{Cr.)   | Commoncom   |
|--------|----------------|------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------|
| z3     | SR             | Kalanalaka | Hubli          | Dcvclopmcnt of Hubli Alrport including New Icrnlinal Bulldlng, [xtension alrd strenslhening of runway, construction of taxiway, apron, lsolation bay and other anclllary works. | 141.440              | 2014-15     |
| 24     | SR             | Kalanalaka | Eelgaun        | Development of Belgaum Airport including New Terminal Buildln& , Extenslon and Strengthenlng of runway, construction of taxiway, apron, lsolatlon bay and otherancillary works. | 141.870              | 2013-74     |
| 25     | SR             | Kalanalaka | Mangalore      | C/o Partparallel taxi track for new runway 06/24at both sldes, provislon of RESA of240m x 90m for 06 Runway at Matrgalore AirDorL                                               | 45.830               | 2014-1S     |
| 26     |                | K€rala     | Calicut        | Constnrcdon of new intefnatlonal arrival block, lnternel modlficatlon of exlsdng lntcrnatlonal passenSers terminal Bulldlng and .ssoclated works                                | t20.t9               | 20L3-14     |
| 21     |                | K€rala     | Calicut        | Re-surfacing and strengthening of Runway                                                                                                                                        | 55.420               | 2075-16     |
| 28     |                |            | Trivandrum     | Recarpetting/Strengthening of runway and taxiway                                                                                                                                | 56.060               | 2015-16     |
| 29 tt  |                |            | Trivandrum     | Extension ofparallel taxl track "P" and construction oflink taxiway to connect runway 14/32 and lsolatlon way                                                                   | 67 _160              | 2075-t6     |
| 30     |                |            | Trivandrum     | Extenslon of arrlval slde coridor wlth rotunda at NITB                                                                                                                          | 12.120               | 2015-16     |
| 31     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Raiamundary    | Extension ofApron In hontofNew Terlnlnal Building tncludlng Electrlcal                                                                                                          | 43.290               | 20ts-16     |
| 32     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Raiamundary    | Extension ofRunway and strengthening / resurfacing of exisdng runway 05/23 along with c/o lsolatlon bay                                                                         | t32.1-40             | 2016-a7     |
| 33     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Vt,a,'l^,ada   | Construdion of terminal bulldin& ccremonlal lounge and associated work                                                                                                          | 116.580              | 2015-16     |
| 26     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Vt,a,'l^,ada   | Extension ofApron for additional 10 Darklnq bavs                                                                                                                                | 24,250               | 20ls-16     |
| 35     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Visakhapntnanr | Extenslon ofapron for addltlonal 06nos Darkinq bays                                                                                                                             | 59.830               | 2075-16     |
| 36     | Andhra Pradesh |            | Thupati        | lsolatlonbay, Apron lrays wlth taxiway and assoclated wotks                                                                                                                     | 26.4O                | 2015-16     |

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