Lok Sabha Question No. 3324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Renovation of Runways/Airstrips
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3324

8 (To be answered on the March 2018) 15th

## RENOVATION OF RUNWAYSIAIRSTRIPS

## 3324. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- at airports in the country including at (a) whether several runwayslairstrips either unsafe or short for smooth Fatna and Leh airports are reportedly airportlairstrip-wise; ianding and takeoff, if so, the details thereof
- the (c) the steps taken by the Government to\_ improve/moderniselextend
- in this regard, if sO, whether the Government has conducted any survey
- is likely to be carried (d) the time by which the Outicopleted , along,with the expenditure likely airportlairstrip-wise?

## ANSWER

## Minister Of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

Sinha) (Shri Jayant

- & (b): No; Madam There is no runwaylairstrips at airports including (a) which can be termed as unsafe. The Airports Patna and Leh airports, International Civil Aviation Organisation Authority of India is following the of aircraft. Further DGCA aerodrome license only after ensuring that gives operations
- The details of the resurfacinglextension of runway works completed by (d): AAI is Annexed:
- of the runways of various airports (c): is a continuous process from time to time depending upon commercial viability, traffic demand,

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| Region   | State           | Airport         | Name of Works                                                                                                                 | Month of Completion.   | Expenditure [ncurred (Cr;) 7   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2        | 3               | 4               | 5:                                                                                                                            | 6 July, 2017           | 87.47                          |
| ER       | West Bengal     | Kolkata         | Resurfacing Of main runway: Length                                                                                            |                        |                                |
| ER       |                 | Gaya            | Resurfacing ofcunway                                                                                                          | June2017               | 20.87                          |
| NR       | Bihar Rajasthar | Jaipur          | Extension and Strengthening of Rurway 710 Mtr: i/c to CAT -III by System: updation                                            | Mar; 2016              | 134,18                         |
| NR       | Punjab          | Amritsar        | of runway 16-34 [Strengthening to CAT-III B including including grading leveling ofbasic strip . 2789 Mtr: upgradation system | Sep,2017               | 78.03 8.32                     |
| WR       | Gujarat         | Kandla          | [Strengthening of runway & taxiway                                                                                            | 2014 Aug;              | 78.03 8.32                     |
| WR       | Gujarat         | Ahmedabad       | provision OfCAT; Resurfacing ofrunway;                                                                                        | Nov, 2016              | 35,48 22.69                    |
| WR       | Gujarat         | Vadodara        | 04 Resurfacing of Runway                                                                                                      | Tuly,2015              |                                |
| WR       | Gujarat         |                 | Shoulders, Improvement o Basic Strip] 14 X 32 and                                                                             | June; 2014_            | 26.80                          |
| WR       | Maharashtra     | Nagpur          | Recarpeting  of runway Level correctionfor_basic strip                                                                        |                        | 1041                           |
| WR       | Madhya Pradesh  | Indore Jabalpur | Resufacing of runwayand taxiway of fiexible portion ofl Resurfacing runwayand taxiway                                         | May, 2017              | 6.83                           |
| SR       | Karanataka      | Hubballi        | Extension and strengthening ofrunway: construction of taxiway, apron;| lisolation bay and other ancillary works.         | 2016 Aug               | 59.48 40.52                    |
| SR       | Karanataka      | Belagavi        | and Strengthening ofrunway; Extension of taxiway, apron, construction [solation bay and other ancillary works;                | Nov,2017_              |                                |
| SR       | Karanataka      |                 |                                                                                                                               |                        | 28.92                          |
| SR       | Karanataka      | Mangalore       | for new Iprovision of RESA of 240m x 9m for 06 Runway:                                                                        | Oct; 2017              | 44.00                          |
| SR       | Kerala          | Calicut         | Re-surfacing and strengthening Runway                                                                                         | Feb, 2017              | 55.31                          |
| SR       | Kerala          | Trivendrum      | cf runway Recarpetting/Strengthening and taxiway                                                                              | Oct; 2017              | 69.24                          |
| SR       | Kerala          | Trivendrum      | "P" and [Extension of parallel taxi track (construction of link taxiway to connect] runway and isolation way 14/32            | Feb; 2017              |                                |
| SR       | Kerala          | Trivendrum      | widening [Standarisation of turning_ turning at both side ofl of existing runway 14-32 pad- pad                               | Dec, 2015              | 13.79                          |

|          | Region    | Airport   | Name of Works                                                          | Month of Completion   | Exnendrede   |
|----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| 3 5      | 3 5       | 3 5       | 3 5                                                                    | 3 5                   | 3 5          |
| 18 19 20 | Tamilnadu | Chennai   | Resurfacing Of main runway 07/25 with bituminous layers ard connecting | July, 2016            | 43.16        |
| 18 19 20 | Tamilnadu | Tuticorin | Resurfacing of existing runway, taxiway] and strengthening of apron:   | 2017 May,             | 5,93         |
| 18 19 20 | Tamilnadu | Salem:    | Recarpetting ofrunway 04/22                                            | April 2017            | 5.78         |