Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Development of Unsafe Runways/ Airstrips
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1114 (To be answered on the &th February 2018)

## DEVELOPMENT OF UNSAFE RUNWAYS/AIRSTRIPS

## 1114. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- 2)thether several runwayslairstrips at airports in the country are reportedly either unsafe or short for smooth Tanding and takeoff and if the details thereof; airportlairstrip-wise; SO,
- (9 the steps taken by the Government to improve/moderniselexpand the runways of various airports in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey in this regard, if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (d) the time by which the repair/renovation work is likely to be carried out/completed, with the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon, airportlairstrip-wise? along

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Madam: There is no aerodrome; which can be termed as unsafe. The Organisation standard practices for smooth and safe operations 0f aireraon Further DGCA gives aerodrome license only after ensuring that the airport is safe for aircraft operations: No,
- con improvementhodernization/expansion of the runways of various airports is a concerned airport operator from time to time depending upon commerciai viability, traffic demand, availabilityeof lana etc.
- (neree details of the resurfacinglextension of runway works completed by AAI is Annexed:

## RESURFACING

| 5No Region   | State          | Airport    | Name of Works                                                                                                               | Month of Completion   | Expenditure Incurred (Cr:)   |
|--------------|----------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| 2            | 3 4            |            | 5                                                                                                                           | 6                     | 7                            |
| 1 ER         | West Bengal    | Kolkata    | Resurfacing of main runway. Length 3627 mtr:                                                                                | July, 2017            | 87.47                        |
| 2            | Bihar          | Gaya       |                                                                                                                             | June2017              | 20.87                        |
| 3 NR         | Rajasthan      | Jaipur     | Extension and Strengthening of Runway by 710 Mtr: i/c updation to CAT III System.                                           | Mar;, 2016            | 134.18                       |
| 4            | Punjab         | Amritsar   | Strengthening of 16-34 including   upgradation to CAT-III B system from grading, leveling of basic strip. 2789 Mtr;         | 2017 Sep,             | 78.03                        |
| 5 WR         | Gujarat        | Kandla     | Strengthening of runway & taxiway                                                                                           | 2014 Aug;             | 8.32                         |
| 6            |                | Ahmedabad  | Resurfacing ofrunway, provision OfCAT III                                                                                   | Nov, 2016             | 35.48                        |
| 7            |                | Vadodara   | Resurfacing of Runway 04 22 and Shoulders, Improvement of Basic Strip and Drain;                                            | July, 2015            | 22.69                        |
| 8            | Maharashtra    | Nagpur     | Recarpeting of runway 14 X 32 and level correction for_basic strip                                                          | June; 2014            | 26.80                        |
| 9            | Madhya Pradesh | Indore     | Resufacing of runwayand taxiway                                                                                             | July2017              | 10.41                        |
| 10           |                | Jabalpur   | Resurfacing of flexible portion                                                                                             | 2017 May,             | 6.83                         |
| 11 SR        | Karanataka     | Hubballi   | Extension and strengthening of runway, construction of taxiway, apron, isolation and other ancillary works: bay             | 2016 Aug,             | 59.48                        |
| 12           |                | Belagavi   | Extension and Strengthening of runway, construction of taxiway, apron; Isolation and other ancillary works:                 | Nov, 2017             | 40.52                        |
| 13           |                | Mangalore  | Construction of Part parallel taxi track] For new runway 06/24 at both sides; provision of RESA of 240m x 90m for 06 Runway | Oct; 2017             | 28.92                        |
| 14           | Kerala         | Calicut    | Re-surfacing and strengthening Runway                                                                                       | Feb, 2017             | 44.00                        |
| 15           |                | Trivendrum | Recarpetting/Strengthening cf runway) and taxiway                                                                           | Oct; 2017             | 55.31                        |
| 16           |                |            | Extensioi Of parallel taxi track "P" and construction of link taxiway to connect runway 14/32 and isolation way             | Feb, 2017             |                              |
| 17           |                |            | [Standarisation of turning widening of existing turning at both side ofl runway 14-32 pad- pad                              | Dec, 2015             | 13.79                        |

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| S.No   | Region   | State     | Airport   | Name 0i Works                                                                          | Month of Completion   | Expenditurc: Incurred (Cr:}   |
|--------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|        | 2        | 3         | 4         | 5                                                                                      | 6                     |                               |
| 18     |          | Tamilnadu | Chennai   | Resurfacing of main rurway 07 /25 with bituminous layers and connecting] angular taxi: | July, 2016            | 43.16                         |
| 19     |          | Tamilnadu | Tuticorin | Resurfacing 0f existing runway, taxiway| and strengthening ofapron:               | 2017 May,             | 5.93                          |
| 20     |          | Tamilnadu | Salem     | Recarpetting_of runway 04/22                                                           | April 2017            | 5.78                          |

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