Lok Sabha Question No. 778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Establishment of Greenfield Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 778

(To be answered on the 4 th December 2025)

## ESTABLISHMENT OF GREENFIELD AIRPORTS

## 778. SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government acknowledges that several regions in Telangana and Tamil  Nadu,  particularly  in  Kanniyakumari  district  and  other  southern  States continue to remain without functional airports despite long-pending demands from citizens, industries, exporters and tourism bodies and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;

(b) whether  the  feasibility  studies  for  establishing  new  greenfield  airports  in Telangana  and  Tamil  Nadu,  particularly  in  Kanniyakumari  district  and  other identified  southern  districts  have  been  completed,  are  pending  or  have  been abandoned and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and (c) whether the Government is aware that the absence of airports in strategic southern region  hampers  tourism  growth,  domestic  and  international  trade,  pilgrimage connectivity,  industrial  logistics  and  emergency  medical  transport;  (d)  if  so,  the details thereof along with the corrective steps being planned and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the land identification and acquisition proposals for the Kanniyakumari airport have been discussed with the State Government of Tamil Nadu; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the timelines fixed in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): Government of India (GoI) has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of new Greenfield airports in the country. As per the policy, if any airport developer including the State Government desires to develop an airport, they are required to identify a suitable site and get the Prefeasibility Study conducted and submit a proposal to the Central Government for 'Site Clearance' followed by 'In-Principle' approval. In respect of the state of Tamil Nadu, In-Principle approval has been accorded for development of greenfield airport at Parandur and an application for Site Clearance for the development of greenfield airport at Hosur has been received in November, 2025. The same is currently under consideration of this Ministry While in respect of the state of Telangana no proposal for 'Site Clearance' under GFA Policy  has  been  received  either  from  state  government  or  any  other  Airport Developer. (b): The Government of Telangana has proposed Pre-Feasibility Studies for four new Greenfield airports at Anthergaon, Kothagudem, Mehbubnagar and Jakranpally. PreFeasibility  Studies  have  been  completed  for  three  sites,  except  Anthergaon.  The studies concluded that the sites at Kothagudem and Mehbubnagar are not feasible, while  the  site  at  Jakranpally  is  technically  feasible,  subject  to  the  removal  of manmade obstacles and obtaining an NOC from the Ministry of Defence/IAF. Regarding Tamil Nadu, in April 2025, on the request of the State Government of Tamil  Nadu,  a  multi-disciplinary  team  of  AAI  and  TIDCO  officials  visited  two proposed sites in Ramanathapuram District in November 2025 to carry out a PreFeasibility Study. (c) & (d): No specific study has been undertaken to assess such impact. (e) & (f): No.

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