KCR seeks six domestic airports for Telangana
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Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao referred to as on Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on the second day of his Delhi tour to hunt institution of six domestic airports in Telangana.
The websites recognized by Mr. Rao in a illustration to the Union Minister on Saturday have been Basantnagar in Peddapalli district, Mamnoor in Warangal (Urban), Adilabad city, Jakranpally in Nizamabad, Devarkadra in Mahbubnagar and Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.
Mr. Rao identified that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had already taken up the Obstacle Limitation Surface Survey, soil testing and different investigations on the websites. Some draft studies have been already obtained however the ultimate studies have been but to be given.
He recalled requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi instantly after formation of Telangana State in 2014 to sanction 5 extra airports — at Adilabad, Warangal, Kothagudem, Nizamabad and Shamirpet — as there was just one at Hyderabad presently. Some of those locations had previous airstrips which could possibly be used to determine common airports. Mr. Modi was knowledgeable that Telangana required further air connectivity for its general progress.
In this background, Mr. Rao advised Mr Puri that the State authorities had initiated motion for creating further domestic airports at six areas and a proper proposal was despatched to the AAI in 2018 to provide feasibility studies. It was indicated that solely no-frills airports for small plane could possibly be developed to start with and so they could also be expanded for business operations primarily based on demand.
He requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to expedite the method and hand-hold the State authorities in finalising the websites. It could possibly be helped to get all statutory clearances on single-window foundation to start infrastructure creation work on the earliest for beginning Non-Scheduled Operators Permit operations with its personal funds.
In the letter addressed to chairman of AAI enterprise improvement unit in May 2018, the State authorities mentioned lands for 5 of the six domestic airports, besides Bhadradri-Kothagudem, have been recognized for organising green-field airports or develop the prevailing brown-field airstrips.
No-frills airports catering to 40- to 50-seater ATR-42 plane requiring a runway of 1,400-1,500 metres could possibly be developed. Therefore, the State authorities proposed to have interaction consultancy companies of the unit in preparation of techno-feasibility research for current airstrip areas (brown-field) and feasibility research for green-field airports.
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