Govt clears four new airports worth Rs 2,300 crore

Four new airports worth Rs 2,288 crore have were approved by Steering Committee on Greenfield airports on Monday. 

The Committee was headed by secretary, Civil Aviation Ministry (MoCA), Govt of India. 

The Committee recommended ‘in principle’ approval to 3 projects out and one in Telangana was recommended for a 'site clearance.'

The three airports in Andhra Pradesh include Bhogapuram, Dagadarthi (Nellore) and Orvakallu (Kurnool). The airport recommended for 'site clearance’ will come up in Kothagudem in Telangana.

The new International airport at Bhogapuram will be developed by the State Government under public-private partnership (PPP) mode at an estimated cost of Rs 2,200 Crore to cater to 6.3 million passengers per annum (mppa) in the initial phase.

The other two airports in Andhra Pradesh will be developed as domestic No-Frills airports with an estimated cost of Rs 88 crores each. Dagadarthi will be developed under PPP mode whereas project at Orvakallu will be developed by State Government itself.

The Steering Committee has also recommended ‘site clearance’ for the new Greenfield airport project at Kothagudem in Telangana. With this, Telangana is getting a second Greenfield airport besides Hyderabad International airport.

These clearances are expected to enhance the aviation infrastructure facilities in newly created states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and will also boost the Regional Connectivity Scheme announced recently by Government of India, the ministry said in a statement.