Lok Sabha Question No. 1496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Construction/Modernisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH, BANSHILAL MAHTO, GAURAV GOGOI, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, Dr. BHOLA SINGH, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO: 8 1496 (To be answered on the 9th March 2017)

## CONSTRUCTIONMMODERNISATION OF AIRPORTS

1496.

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH DR BANSHILAL MAHATO SHRI GAURAV GOGOI SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY DR BHOLA SINGH SHRI A\_ ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

.

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct new/Greenfield airports and renovatelupgrade existing airports in the country;
- (C) the details of proposals received in this regard during the last three years and the current year, State/UT and yearwise;
- (6) if s0, the details thereof and the current status of various ongoing airport projects, State/UT-wise;
- () the funds aliocated; released and spent for the same during the above period, State/UT and year-wise;
- (f) the time frame for completion of above projects ?
- (e) the total assistance received by the Ministry via Public Private Partnership model/State Governments for construction of Greenfield airports in the country; and '

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(2) & (b): Yes Madam: As per the Greenfield Airports Policy; 2008; of Civil Aviation (MoCA) accords two stages clearances i.e; 0 site clearance followed by "in-principle' approval Government %f India (GoD) has granted "in principle" approval for setting up of the 18 Greenfieid airports in the country. The list of these airport is as under: Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hasan and Shimoga in Karnataka; Kannur in Kerala, Durgapur in West Bengal; Dabra Ministry in Madhya, Pradesh, Pakyong in Sikkim: Karaikal in Pondicherry, Nellore Dist\_, Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram District near Visakhapatnam and Oravakallu in Kurnool District; Andhra Pradesh: Gol has granted "site clearance" approval for setting up of the 5 Greenfield airports in the country: The list of these airport is as under: Machiwara, Ludhiana Airport; Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh; Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, Alwar in Rajasthan and Kothagudem in Telangana. The airport projects at Durgapur and Kannur have been completed. Further, upgradation of existing airports is a continuous process depending on the traffic demand, availability of land & resources; environmental clearance approval from regulatory authorities, clearance from obstruction etc.

(d): Gol has not allocated any funds in this regard: The necessary action for execution of the project including preparation of the Detailed Project Report of the new airport; estimation of the project cost, financing arrangements etc: is the sole responsibility of the respective airport promoter.

(c): During the last three years and the current year; Mlo Civil Aviation, Gol has received the following proposals for setting up of Greenfield Airports: Ankleshwar in Gujarat; Bhiwadi (district Alwar) in Rajasthan, Dagadarthi (Nellore) Bhegapuram (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 and Shivdaspur in Jaipur.

(e):Out of the Greenfield Airports proposed to be developed by Gol; Navi Mumbai, Mopa, Bhogapuram; Dagadarthi, Sindhudurg; Hassan; Kannur and Dholera airports are in Public Private Partnership model by the respective State Governments with a total investment of approx: Rs. 27000 crores.

(f): The timeline for construction of the airport project depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances; financial closures etc. the respective airport operator. by

.