Lok Sabha Question No. 2972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Construction of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2972 (To be answered on the January 2018) 4th

## LOK SABHA

Construction of Airports

2972.

PROF SAUGATA ROY

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of location clearances granted for construction of airports
- (6) the norms for construction %f such airports and their ownership details and the locations regarding which objections have been raised;
- during the last three years and the current year, location-wise;
- (c) the details of proposals for construction 0f airports received from various
- States for the construction/ up-gradation of airports during the last three years and the current year, State/UT and year-wise and action taken on those
- the Government to develop airports to keep pace with the robust growth that is
- expected to take place in the secter;
- during the last three years and the current year; airportlyear-wise; and\_ (9) whether ageing airports are harmiul for the aviation industry resulting in
- (e) if s0, the details of the funds AAI has spent on the development of airports
- hurdles in fleet expansion and if so, the details thereof? plans

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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(a) (b): As per Greenfield Airport Policy; Government of India (Gol) Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) grants two stage clearances i.e. 'site clearance' followed by 'in principle' approval During the last three years and current year, Gol, MoCA granted 'in principle approval to\_Dholera International Airport Company Ltd: (DIACL) for setting up of a Greenfield airport at the site near Navagam Village; Dholera; Gujarat; Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation Limited (BIACL) for setting up of

Domestic Greenfield Airport for public\_ use in Dagadarthi near Nellore, Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport for publilc us e in Vizianagaram District, near Visakhapatnam and Orvakallu Domestic Greenfieid Airport for public use in Kurnool District; Andhra Pradesh and Government of Gujarat for setting up of a Greenfield Airport at Hirasar District Rajkot; Gujarat  During the last three years and current year; Gol; MoCA granted 'site clearance' approval to Delhi Mumbai Industriai Corridor Development Corporation Limited (MICDC) for setting up Of a Greenfield Airport for use near Bhiwadi; District Alwar; Rajasthan, Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSHIDC) for setting up of a Greenfield Airport at Kothagudem; District Khammam, Telangana; Government of Uttar Pradesh for setting up of a Noida International Greenfield Airport near Jewar, Uttar Pradesh and MP Road Development Corporation Limited for setting up %f Singrauli Demestic Greenfield Airport for public use in Waidhan, District Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: public

(d): AAI is not seeking any Government grantlaids for development of airports except for airports at Pakyong (Sikkim) Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh wherein no commercial prespects are expected in future

(c): During the last three years and the current year; MoCA; GoI has received the following proposals for setting up of Greenfield Airports: Dagadarthi (Nellore), Bhogapuram (Vizianagaram) , Tadepalligudem (West Godavari): Oravakailu (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 and airport near Village TADGAM, Tal UMBERGAM VALSAD in Gujarat; GoI has granted 'site clearance approval for setting "p Of Greenfield Airport at Kothagudem (Khammam in Telangana, Noida international Airport near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and Singrauli Airport in singrauli, MP and 'in principle' approval for setting up 0l Dagadarthi (Nellore) Bhogapuram (Vizianagaram) and Oravakallu` (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh and Rajkot in Gujarat. Government of Haryana has withdrawn the proposal for development of Hisar airport in Haryana.

(e): Airport-wise details f amount spent by AAI during the last three years are at Annexure I

(f); Development/Modernisation of airports is a continuous process which is undertaken by AAI from time to time depending upon traffic demand; availability of iand and resources; grant of environmental clearance, NOC from various regulatory authorities etc: ' `

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ANNEXUREAI UPGRADATION COMPLETED DURING LAST

|      |                         |                        | Expenditure Incurred in RY.   | Expenditure Incurred in RY.   | Expenditure Incurred in RY.   |
|------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No | Statc                   | Airport                | 2014-15 2015-16               | 2016-17                       |                               |
| 1    | 3                       | 4                      | 5 6                           | 7                             |                               |
| 1    | West Bengal             | Kolkata                | 93.000                        | 162.950                       |                               |
|      | Odisha                  | 47.540 0.020           | 4.940                         | 54.980                        |                               |
|      |                         | Jharsuguda Bhubancswar | 8.960 3.740                   | 11.550                        |                               |
|      | Andman & Nicobar        | Portblair              | 18.610 9.360                  | 8.260                         |                               |
|      | Chattisgarh_            | Raipur                 | 11.060 5.570                  | 9.480                         |                               |
|      | Bihar                   | Gaya                   | 4.320                         | 18.470                        |                               |
|      | Jharkhand               | Ranchi 6.640           |                               | 5.140                         |                               |
| 8    | Assam                   | Dibrugarh 1.010        | 6.250                         | 8.750                         |                               |
| 9    |                         | Guwahati 11.990        | 10.880                        | 15.680                        |                               |
| 10   | Silchar                 | 0.uuu                  | 1.410                         | 7.530                         |                               |
| 11   | Lilabari                |                        |                               | 4.980                         |                               |
| 12   | Meghalya                | Barapani               | 2.950                         | 4.030                         |                               |
| 13   | Tiripura                | Agartala 0.210         |                               | 12.070                        |                               |
| 14   | Arunachal Pradesh       | Tezu 14.750            | 8.940                         | 16.760                        |                               |
| 15   | Manipur                 | 1.580                  | 3.800                         | 17.470                        |                               |
| 16   | Sikkim                  | Imphal Pakyng          | 57.510 85.230                 | 52.950                        |                               |
| 17   | Rajasthan               | Kishangarh_ 15.140     | 23.530                        | 15.460                        |                               |
| 18   |                         | Bikaner 1.280          |                               | 0.150                         |                               |
| 19   |                         | Jaipur 89.280          | 51.060                        | 4.590                         |                               |
| 20   |                         | Jodhpur 0.0uu          |                               | 0.440                         |                               |
| 21   |                         | Udaipur 0.0uu          | 0.920                         | 9.200                         |                               |
| 22   | Madhya Pradesh          | Khajuraho 21.250       | 6.640                         | 0.300                         |                               |
| 23   | Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur | 0.000                  |                               | 1.680                         |                               |
| 24   | Eursatgani              | 15.340                 | 43.120                        | 27.330                        |                               |
| 25   |                         | Varanasi 0.270         | 0.010                         | 20.840                        |                               |
| 26   |                         | Allahabad 0.uuu        | 0.770                         | 3.540                         |                               |
| 27   |                         | Lucknow 1.240          | 7.520                         | 12.140                        |                               |
| 28   | Uttarakhand             | Dchradun 5.840         | 0.350                         | 0.260                         |                               |
| 29   | JeK                     | 4.530                  | 22.960                        | 19.030                        |                               |
| 30   | Punjab                  | Jammu Amrilsar         | 12.920 8.610                  | 50.090                        |                               |
| 31   |                         | Chandigarh_            | 181.750 44.740                | 0.470                         |                               |
| 32   | Himachal Pradesh        | Shimla 0.520           | 6.600                         | 2.330                         |                               |

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|     |                |                       |               | Expenditure Incurred in RY   | Expenditure Incurred in RY   | Expenditure Incurred in RY   |
|-----|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| SNo | Region         | Statc                 | Airport       | 2014-15                      | 2015-16                      | 2016-17                      |
| 1   | 2              | 3                     | 4             | 5                            |                              | 7                            |
| 33  | WR             | Goa                   | Goa           | 29.760                       | 30.390                       | 42.230                       |
| 34  | Gujarat        |                       | Sural         |                              | 28.180                       | 27.290                       |
| 35  |                |                       | 8.780         |                              | 0.490                        | 0.160                        |
| 36  |                | Kandla Ahmedabad      | 13.270        | 6.050                        |                              | 41.830                       |
| 37  |                | Rajkot                | 0.000         | 0.000                        |                              | 1.770                        |
|     |                | Vadodara              | 19.450        | 62.810                       |                              | 36.640                       |
| 39  | DAMAN & DIU    | DIU                   | 0.000         | 0.000                        |                              |                              |
| 10  | Maharashtra    | Punc                  | 8.450         | 0.000                        |                              | 3.960                        |
| 41  |                | Awrangabad            | 0.870         | 0.000                        |                              | 4.860                        |
| 42  |                | Nagpwr                | 12.530        | 0.000                        |                              | 0.540                        |
| 43  |                | Madhya Pradesh        | Bhopal        | 1.490                        | 0.000                        | 2.750                        |
| 4   |                | Indorc                | 4.590         |                              | 0.340                        | 8.290                        |
|     |                | Jabalpur              | 0.000         |                              | 0.860                        | 7.500                        |
| 46  | SR Karanataka  |                       | 24.310        | 42.750                       |                              | 36.850                       |
| 47  |                | Hubballi Bclagavi     | 13.200        | 33.290                       |                              |                              |
| 18  |                | Mangalore             | 11.570        |                              | 15.630                       | 19.700                       |
| 49  |                | Kerala                | Calicut 7.970 |                              | 32.320                       | 53.740                       |
| 50  |                |                       |               | 15.370                       | 42.750                       | 101.110                      |
| 51  | Tamilnadu      | Trivcndrum Coimbatorc | 0.500         | 0.000                        |                              | 5.580                        |
| 52  |                | Chennai               | 45.710        |                              | 29.650                       | 74.920                       |
| 53  |                | Tuticorin             | 0.000         | 0.050                        |                              | 7.280                        |
| 54  | Andhra Pradesh | Cuddapah              | 1.620         | 0.310                        |                              | 0.560                        |
| 55  |                | Rajamundary           | 0.060         |                              | 3.120                        | 33380                        |
| 56  |                | Vijaywada             | 0.000         | 23.900                       |                              | 142.180                      |
| 57  |                | Visakhapatnam         | 11.350        | 1.560                        |                              | 16.020                       |
| 58  |                | Tirupati              | 63.88         | 61.84                        |                              | 27.34                        |

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