(a) whether the Government has received any request from the
Government of Maharashtra for the construction of a
modern airport at Chipi in Konkan region of Maharashtra;
(b) if so, whether the Government has accorded sanction for the proposal;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the time by which the work on this project is likely to
start and be completed; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a),(b), (c), (d) & (e): Government of India have given `in
principle` approval for setting up of a domestic new
Greenfield airport at Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. The State
Govt. of Maharashtra has appointed Maharashtra Industrial
Development Corporation (MIDC) as nodal agency for
construction of the airport. 271 hectares of land has been
acquired by MIDC. MIDC has engaged India Infrastructure
Initiative– a Joint Venture between IDFC & Feedback
Ventures- for project-development and partner-selection for
the project.Therefore, the project formulation is at a very
initial stage.