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AAI completes pre-feasibility study for greenfield airport at Bhadradri-Kothagudem

AAI conducts study for new airport in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has conducted a pre-feasibility study for development of greenfield airport at the proposed site in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district in Telangana in January, 2025, according to Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol.

The study was conducted following a request from Telangana government. Murlidhar Mohol said this while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday to a question posed by Congress MP M Anil Kumar Yadav from Telangana.

Yadav asked whether the Central government has taken any steps to set up a new airport in Telangana besides the existing one in Hyderabad and fixed any tentative time to make the new airport operational.

The Union Minister said the Central government has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy-2008 for development of new greenfield airports in the country. As per the policy, if any airport developer including the State Government desires to develop an airport, they are required to identify a suitable site and get the pre-feasibility study conducted and submit a proposal to the Central government for 'Site Clearance' followed by 'In-Principle' approval.

The Centre however has not received any proposal for 'Site Clearance' under GFA policy either from Telangana government or any airport developer for development of greenfield airports in Telangana. Further, as per the GFA policy, the responsibility for implementation of the greenfield airport projects including land acquisition, relief and rehabilitation (R&R), funding etc. lies with the airport developer concerned or the State Government, as the case may be.

The timeline for completion of the airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances including environmental clearances, financial closure etc. Following a request from the Telangana government, the AAI has conducted a pre-feasibility study for development of greenfield airport at the proposed site in Bhadradri Kothagudem in January, 2025, the Minister added.


( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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