(a) whether the airport at Andal in Bardhaman District in West Bengal is nearing completion;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the likely date of its operations;
(c) whether at this stage the Ministry of Coal has raised its objections to the project, though cleared earlier;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the project would be completed at all in view of the objections raised by the coal Ministry; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI AJIT SINGH )
(a) & (b): Government of India has granted `in-principle` approval for setting up of a domestic greenfield airport at Andal in Barddhaman District in West Bengal in the year 2008 to M/s Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL). M/s BAPL has informed that the construction works have already been started with scheduled completion date of September, 2012.
(c), (d), (e) & (f): As per available information, no objection/reservation to the ongoing work at the airport project have recently been received in this Ministry from Ministry of Coal.