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VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh is likely to get a world-class international airport soon with the Chandrababu Naidu government mooting an aerotropolis (airport city) at Bhogapuram in the neighbouring district of Vizianagaram.
The aerotropolis, which will comprise an airport, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility along with an aviation academy to provide the requisite training facilities for the aviation sector, has already been put on the fast track by the government, which is gunning for all the necessary clearances within the next one year.
"We have already submitted a report seeking site clearance from the Union ministry of civil aviation and will soon take it up with the environment ministry also," said energy, investment and infrastructure secretary Ajay Jain on the sidelines of the launch of the infrastructure mission here on Friday. He said the project will be taken up in the PPP mode with the state holding stake in the form of land holdings.
According to Jain, the government has already appointed engineering consultancy firm RITES to prepare a detailed techno-economic feasibility report (TEFR). RITES is expected to take around eight to nine months to submit the final TEFR to the government, which plans to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the project. Incidentally, finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu had announced the government's intent to set up the greenfield airport in the budget on Thursday.
Sources said the project will require around 18 different clearances from the Union government, apart from more than 10 clearances from the state government. "We are planning to undertake land pooling of around 15,000 acres for the project. Around 5,000 acres will be set aside for the airport and another 5,000 acres for the MRO and aviation academy facilities. The remaining 5,000 acres will be given back to the farmers as developed plots," Jain said.
"We saw in Hyderabad that after the airport was developed, the land prices skyrocketed. So we want to give the benefit back to the farmers, who will otherwise feel that they lost out on land at a very low price," he added.
With the project expected to take around 4-5 years for completion, Jain said the state, with the assistance of the civil aviation ministry, will attract more airlines to the existing Vizag Airport in the meantime.
On the fast track:-
* Aerotropolis to comprise an airport, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, an aviation academy
* Project to taken up in the PPP mode
* Project will require 18 clearances from the Centre and over 10 from the state government
* Govt to pool 15,000 acres, of which 5,000 acres will be returned to farmers as developed plots
* Government has already appointed engineering consultancy firm RITES to prepare a detailed techno-economic feasibility report
AP plans aerotropolis at Bhogapuram - The Times of India
The aerotropolis, which will comprise an airport, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility along with an aviation academy to provide the requisite training facilities for the aviation sector, has already been put on the fast track by the government, which is gunning for all the necessary clearances within the next one year.
"We have already submitted a report seeking site clearance from the Union ministry of civil aviation and will soon take it up with the environment ministry also," said energy, investment and infrastructure secretary Ajay Jain on the sidelines of the launch of the infrastructure mission here on Friday. He said the project will be taken up in the PPP mode with the state holding stake in the form of land holdings.
According to Jain, the government has already appointed engineering consultancy firm RITES to prepare a detailed techno-economic feasibility report (TEFR). RITES is expected to take around eight to nine months to submit the final TEFR to the government, which plans to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the project. Incidentally, finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu had announced the government's intent to set up the greenfield airport in the budget on Thursday.
Sources said the project will require around 18 different clearances from the Union government, apart from more than 10 clearances from the state government. "We are planning to undertake land pooling of around 15,000 acres for the project. Around 5,000 acres will be set aside for the airport and another 5,000 acres for the MRO and aviation academy facilities. The remaining 5,000 acres will be given back to the farmers as developed plots," Jain said.
"We saw in Hyderabad that after the airport was developed, the land prices skyrocketed. So we want to give the benefit back to the farmers, who will otherwise feel that they lost out on land at a very low price," he added.
With the project expected to take around 4-5 years for completion, Jain said the state, with the assistance of the civil aviation ministry, will attract more airlines to the existing Vizag Airport in the meantime.
On the fast track:-
* Aerotropolis to comprise an airport, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, an aviation academy
* Project to taken up in the PPP mode
* Project will require 18 clearances from the Centre and over 10 from the state government
* Govt to pool 15,000 acres, of which 5,000 acres will be returned to farmers as developed plots
* Government has already appointed engineering consultancy firm RITES to prepare a detailed techno-economic feasibility report
AP plans aerotropolis at Bhogapuram - The Times of India
