Question : DAMAGES SUFFERED BY AIRPORTS IN GUJARAT



(a) the details of damages suffered by airports in Gujarat during the recent earthquake, airport-wise; and

(b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to repair the damages?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)

(a) & (b) :- Minor damages caused to Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Porbandar airports have already been repaired. Minor cracks in the walls of terminal buildings at Rajkot and Vadodara are under repair. The transmitter station at Vadodara was damaged beyond economic repairs. Minor cracks have been caused at different places in Jamnagar Civil Terminal and services of structural engineers have been requested to assess the damage.

At Bhuj Civil Air Terminal the terminal building is totally damaged and deep cracks developped on Doppler Very High Frequency Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (DVOR/DME) Building and four residential quarters. At Kandla airport also the terminal building is totally damaged. Action is in hand to provide temporary structure for passengers and offices at these airports.