Question : SHAMSHABAD AIRPORT



(a) the details of funds sanctioned for the construction of International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad; and

(b) the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)

(a) & (b) :- As per Memorandum of Understanding signed between them, the Airports Authority of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh will select a private Joint Venture Partner (JVP), together with whom the project for construction of an International Airport at Shamshabad will be taken up. The State Government is in the process of selection and induction of the private Joint Venture Partner (JVP) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the project. Since the project is at a preliminary stage, no definite fund requirements can be sanctioned at this stage, nor a specific time frame given for the completion of the project.