(a) the details of the non-metro airports proposed to be modernised;
(b) whether the Government has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for modernisation of these airports;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether selection of bidders have been made in respect of these airports;
(e) if so, the details in this regard; and
(f) the further steps taken for timely completion of the modernisation work?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) & (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement in reply to parts (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Starred () Question No. 226 dated 7th December, 2006 regarding Modernisation of Non-Metro Airports.
(a) The 35 Non-Metro Airports identified for modernisation are Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Udaipur, Trivandrum, Lucknow, Goa, Madurai, Mangalore, Agatti, Aurangabad, Khajuraho, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhopal, Indore, Nagpur, Vishakapatnam, Trichy, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Patna, Port Blair, Varanasi, Agartala, Dehradun, Imphal, Ranchi, Raipur, Agra, Chandigarh, Dimapur, Jammu and Pune.
(b),(c),(d),(e) & (f) For preparation of Techno Economic Feasibility Reports (TEFR) which included preparation of Master Plans, identification of development works concerning Terminal Buildings and Air side, Land Use Plan and Commercial Development for enhancement of non-aeronautical revenue and to prepare Business and Financial Plan, for these airports, Airports Authority of India (AAI) had appointed five groups of Global Technical Advisors (GTAs) and Indian Financial Consultants (IFCs). Each Group comprising of a GTA and an IFC conducted the studies in respect of a set of five airports.
For the remaining 10 Non-Metro Airports, the Techno-Economic Feasibility Study is being done by AAI itself.
Based on the TEFRs of the consultants, AAI had invited expression of interest from consultants to assist in selection of Joint Venture Partners (JVP) for city side development of the Non-Metro airports. 11 Consultants had expressed their interest of whom five have been shortlisted. Financial bids are being invited from the shortlisted ones.
As regards the air side development of these airports, AAI has already initiated action.
It is proposed to complete the modernization and expansion of these airports by the year 2010-2011.