Willingness on part of the state government holds the key to turn the Bihta airbase into the future international airport.
Cost of land acquisition continues to remain a bone of contention between the Centre and the state on the issue of development of the airbase as a full-fledged civil airport.
Land acquisition apart, the state government would also need to look after development of a number of utilities, which are mandatory for modern airports across the country. Aviation experts claimed that the biggest challenge for the state authorities would be development of a dedicated expressway for the proposed airport between Patna and Bihta, 40km southwest of the capital.
Like airports in cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, the Bihta airbase would need modes of mass rapid transport systems like Metro or bus rapid transport system to be connected with Patna. "Connectivity of Bihta airbase with Patna is a serious issue and it would require sincere approach from the state government. Transit time is considered very serious criterion in civil aviation, as it is the biggest factor in determining passenger traffic over the years. The state government would be necessarily required to develop a dedicated corridor - four-lane or six-lane expressway - for vehicular traffic coming to the airport," said Atul Singh, executive director, Centre for Aviation, Policy, Safety and Research.
12/03/15 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
Cost of land acquisition continues to remain a bone of contention between the Centre and the state on the issue of development of the airbase as a full-fledged civil airport.
Land acquisition apart, the state government would also need to look after development of a number of utilities, which are mandatory for modern airports across the country. Aviation experts claimed that the biggest challenge for the state authorities would be development of a dedicated expressway for the proposed airport between Patna and Bihta, 40km southwest of the capital.
Like airports in cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, the Bihta airbase would need modes of mass rapid transport systems like Metro or bus rapid transport system to be connected with Patna. "Connectivity of Bihta airbase with Patna is a serious issue and it would require sincere approach from the state government. Transit time is considered very serious criterion in civil aviation, as it is the biggest factor in determining passenger traffic over the years. The state government would be necessarily required to develop a dedicated corridor - four-lane or six-lane expressway - for vehicular traffic coming to the airport," said Atul Singh, executive director, Centre for Aviation, Policy, Safety and Research.
12/03/15 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
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