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Below UDAN, 469 routes connecting 74 unserved and underserved airports together with 9 Heliports & 2 Water aerodromes have been operationalised. (File Photograph Varanasi)
The federal government has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for organising of 21 new greenfield airports throughout the nation
The federal government has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for organising of 21 new greenfield (recent) airports throughout the nation. Out of those, Navi Mumbai, Vijayapura, Hassan, Noida (Jewar), Hirasar and Dholera airports are prone to be accomplished within the subsequent three years, mentioned Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia mentioned.
“Out of those (21 greenfield airports), 11 greenfield airports together with six airports — Orvakal (Kurnool) in 2021, Sindhudurg in 2021, Kushinagar in 2021, Itanagar in 2022, Mopa in 2023 and Shivamogga in 2023 — have been operationalised in previous three years,” mentioned Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia in a written reply to a query in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The 21 airports are Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka; Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh; Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) 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 Arunachal Pradesh throughout the nation.
Out of the remaining greenfield airports the place ‘in-principle’ approval has been granted by this ministry, the possible dates of completion of airports at Navi Mumbai, Vijayapura, Hassan, Noida (Jewar), Hirasar and Dholera are due in subsequent three years.
Nevertheless, the timelines for development of airports relies upon upon numerous elements akin to land acquisition, obligatory clearances, removing of obstacles, monetary closure, and so forth., by the respective airport builders.
Airports have emerged as a nucleus of financial actions and have multiplier impact on the financial system of the state. The linkage between the civil aviation sector and financial progress is properly recognised. The Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO) research reveals that the air connectivity has an financial multiplier of three.1 and employment multiplier of 6.1.
Below UDAN, 469 routes connecting 74 unserved and underserved airports together with 9 Heliports & 2 Water aerodromes have been operationalised as on February 28, 2023.
Selling affordability of regional air connectivity is envisioned underneath UDAN by supporting Chosen Airline Operators (SAOs) by concessions by Central Authorities, State Governments/UTs and airport operators to scale back the price of airline operations on regional routes and offering monetary (viability hole funding or VGF) assist to satisfy the hole, if any, between the price of airline operations and anticipated revenues on such UDAN routes.
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