Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Construction of New/Greenfield Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, Richard Hay, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, George Baker

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the July 2017) 20th

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEWIGREENFIELD AIRPORTS

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SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE

PROF RICHARD HAY

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY

SHRI GEORGE BAKER

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 868

be pleased to state:-

- (a): the present status of construction of new/Greenfield Airports proposed to be set up across the country and the details of the locations identified and funds earmarked for the purpose, State/UT-wise;
- (c): whether some countries have offered assistance for setting up these airports and if 80, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; foreign
- (b); whether the Government has fixed any time-frame to set up these airports and if s0, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the achievement made far;
- (d): whether construction work at some of the airports especially Mumbai Airport is running at very slow pace and if s0, the reasons therefor and the steps taken in this regard; and
- (e): the details of airport projects for construction/modernisation sanctioned during the last three years along with status 0f those projects?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) (b):Government of India (Gol); Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted 'in principle' approval for setting Wp of 18 Greenfield Airports in the country. The list of these airport along with the estimated cost is as under:

Shirdi (approx;,Rs. 320.54 cr) and Sindhudurg (approx: Rs. 520 cr) in Maharashtra, Bijapur (approx Rs: 150 cr), Gulbarga (approx. Rs: 13.78 cr in initial phase), Hasan (approx Rs. 592 cr) and Shimoga (approx. Rs. 38.91 cr) in Karnataka, Kannur in Kerala (approx; Rs 1892 cr); Durgapur in West Rs.170 cr), Kushinagar 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 Vizianagaram District near Visakhapatnam (approx Rs. 2260 cr and Oravakallu in Kurnool District (approx Rs..200 cr), Andhra Pradesh. The timeline for construction of airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc: by the individual operator: (c):No Madam:

(d): The construction of airport project depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc: by the individual operator: The State Government of Maharashtra has completed the tendering proeess and MIs. MIAL is the highest bidder: (e): During the last three years and the current year; MoCA Gol has received the following proposals for setting up of Greenfield Airports: Ankleshwar in Gujarat; Bhiwadi (district Alwar) in Rajasthan, Dagadarthi (Nellore), Bhogapuram (Vizianagaram): Tadepalligudem (West Godavari); Oravakallu (Kurnool) and Kuppam (Chittor) in Andhra Pradesh,\_Chingleput near Chennai,, Gwalior and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, Hisar in Haryana; Kothagudem (Khammam) in Telangana, Noida International Airport near Jewar; Saifai (Etawah) in Uttar Pradesh, Shivdaspur in Jaipur, Karwar and Chickmagaluru in Karnataka and Rajkot in Gujarat: Gol has granted 'site clearance' approval for setting "p of Greenfield Airport at Bhiwadi (district Alwar) in Rajasthan, Kothagudem (Khammam) in Telangana, Rajkot in Gujarat and Noida International Airport near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and 'in principle' approval for setting up of Dagadarthi (Nellore) Bhogapuram (Vizianagaram) and Oravakallu (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh.