Some State Governments Undertake Development of Airports at Their Own Expense

New Delhi: Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara said in the Lok Sabha today that the State Governments which have undertaken development of airports at their own expenses or on PPP mode are Maharashtra (Navi Mumbai), Karnataka (Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hasan and Shimoga), Kerala (Kannur), Uttar Pradesh (Kushinagar) and Goa (MOPA). Airports Authority of India (AAI) provides technical assistance on the DPRs of such projects and undertakes pre-feasibility studies for site clearance of proposed sites.  In recent years, the Government has received initial proposals for setting up of Greenfield Airports at several places including Kotkasim (Alwar) in Rajasthan, Karwar in Karnataka , Annakara (Idduki) in Kerala, Androth (Karavati district) in Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Taj International Airport, Hirangaon in Uttar Pradesh. Necessary action for approval, project development, including financing of the airport projects is taken by the respective airport promoter.
The construction of airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc by the individual operator.
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