(a) whether the Union Government has received requests from various State Governments for establishment of new greenfield airports in their respective States;
(b) if so, the details thereof; State-wise; and
(c) the action taken by the Union Government thereon?
- MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI PRAFUL PATEL )
(a) & (b): A number of cities and towns have been proposed by the concerned State Governments for construction of new airports such as at Pekyong, Gangtok (Sikkim), Chiethu, Kohima (Nagaland), Mopa, Panaji (Goa), Chakan, Pune & Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra), Ludhiana (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Devanahalli (Bangalore), Gulbarga, Bellary & Bijapur (Karnataka), Shamshabad, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Kannur (Kerala) and Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh).
(c): Government of India has already given approval for setting up of new international airports at Devanahalli near Bangalore and Shamshabad near Hyderabad. In principle approval has been granted for setting up of a greenfield airport at Mopa in Goa. Other proposals for greenfield airports are in preliminary stages of consideration.