Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: New Greenfield Airports in the Country
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Manjulata Mandal, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2559 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

## LOK SABHA

## NEW GREENFIELD AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY

2559.

SHRI DHANUSH M KUMAR

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL

SHRI SELVAM G.

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (2) the aims and objectives of setting up of new Greenfield Airports across the country;
2. (c) the details %f the Greenfield airports sanctioned and the work started during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (6) whether the Government has set any criteria for setting up of such airports in the country and if s0, the details thereof
4. (d) the name %f the States which have submitted their proposals for setting up of new Greenfield Airports during each Of the last three years and the current year and the action taken by the Union Government thereon;
- (9) whether delay in implementation of Greenfield Airport project has resulted in cost escalation and if so, the corrective taken by the Government in this regard? steps
6. (e) the details of the physical targets fixed and achieved so Greenfield Airportwise; and far,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

(2) & (); Government of India (GoD) has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy 2008 which prescribes the procedure and conditions for development of a new Greenfield airport in the country As per policy; if any developer including the State Government desires to develop an airport; they are required to identify a suitable site and get the Pre-feasibility Study conducted for construction of airport and submit a proposal to the Central Government for 'Site-Clearance' and InPrinicple' approval A Greenfield Airport is set up at a place where there is deficit of infrastructure available for air transport services or the existing air

- infrastructure for the place is constrained/saturated to meet the growing air traffic demand:
- (c) & (d): During last three years, Gol has accorded "in-principle" approval for setting up of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh:

Further, during the last three years, proposals have been received from concerned State Governments for 'site clearance' for establishment of Greenfield Airports at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh; Pantnagar in Uttarakhand, Kottayam and Kasargod in Kerala, Purandar in Maharashtra and Raichur in Karnataka

As regards Mandi airport, Steering Committee has recommended site clearance subject to certain conditions which have to be fulfilled by the State Government of Himachal Pradesh  Matter %f development of Greenfieid Airport at Pantnagar is sub-judice: For Kottayam Airport, based 0n the observations of AAI and DGCA, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has been requested to submit updated Techno Economic Feasibiity Study Report As regards; Kasargod airport; the State Government has clarified that the proposed airstrip is only for non-scheduled flights and not a full fledged Greenfield Airport; In respect of Purandar airport; NOC for Site Clearance has been cancelled by the Ministry of Defence (MoD): As regards site clearance for\_Raichur airport; the project proponent has been requested to provide additional information.

- (e); Government of India (GoD) has accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country namely Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai; Sindhudurg and Shirdi in Maharashtra; Bijapur Hassan, Kalaburagi and Shimoga (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh; Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, Karaikal in Puducherry Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Orvakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim; Kannur in Kerala and Hollongi (Itanagar) in Aruachal Pradesh' Out %f these; & Greenfield airports viz Durgapur Airport in West Bengal, Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra, Kannur Airport in Kerala, Pakyong Airport in Sikkim; Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka, Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh, Sindhudurg Airport in Maharashtra and Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh have become operationalized.
- (f): The timeline for construction of airports depends upon various factors such as by the respective airport developers The responsibility of implementation of airport projects including funding of the projects rests with the concerned airport developer including the respective State Government (in case the State Government is the project proponent)