Kota Greenfield Airport: The development work of the proposed greenfield airport in Kota has obtained approval from the Union Environment Ministry. An vital assembly of senior officers of Rajasthan State Administration with the Chairman and officers of Airport Authority of India (AAI) was held in hybrid mode beneath the chairmanship of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Parliament House. In the assembly, the progress of airport development, environmental elements and different needed approvals had been reviewed together with the deadline for finishing the airport development work by December 2027 and beginning operations.
Construction work will begin from May 2025
In the assembly, AAI officers advised Birla that the development work of Kota Greenfield Airport shall be began from May 2025 in any case needed approvals and operation of this airport shall be began by December 2027. This airport is being constructed in an space of 1005 acres, about 25 kilometers away from Kota metropolis of Rajasthan.
The runway shall be 3200 meters lengthy and 45 meters extensive.
This airport may have a 3200 meter lengthy and 45 meter extensive runway. Seven plane parking areas shall be constructed on the new airport. This airport will present a capability of 20 lakh passengers per 12 months and 1,000 passengers per hour. There can be a proposal to assemble a four-lane 30 meter strategy highway to attach the airport to NH-52.
10,000 new saplings can even be planted by KDA
Head of Forest Department of Rajasthan, Arijit Banerjee knowledgeable that permission for switch of land has been obtained from the Environment Ministry of Government of India for the development of Kota Greenfield Airport. The Forest Department of Rajasthan Government has additionally authorised this challenge. On the initiative of Speaker Om Birla, 10,000 new timber can even be planted by KDA from the standpoint of environmental safety.
Flying membership can even be constructed with world class services
Flying membership and flying faculty shall be developed for pilot coaching together with the airport. The Defense Ministry had issued NOC for Kota airport in July 2023. Subsequently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Airport Authority of India and the Government of Rajasthan for the greenfield airport challenge in July 2024.
Reviewed the progress of the greenfield airport challenge of the parliamentary constituency with the Chairman and different officers of the Airport Authority of India (AAI). I’m completely happy that after the reversion of forest land and needed approvals, the stage has now come to start out improvement work on the grassroots degree. World… pic.twitter.com/TeI0QQhWGj
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) November 6, 2024
DPR of Kota Greenfield Airport in remaining stage
DPR work shall be accomplished this month. In the assembly, AAI advised in its presentation that within the first section, 3200 meter lengthy airstrip, 7 parking bays, 20000 sq. meter terminal constructing, 14 check-in counters, 2 conveyor belts and 4 Transport services shall be developed for passengers.
Instructions for fast development of contact highway
In the assembly, discussions had been held to instantly shift the strains of PGCIL, to start out the work by depositing the demand be aware for consuming water provide, to start out the work by depositing the demand be aware for energy provide, to assemble the strategy highway quickly, to shift the 11 KV line quickly and others. The time restrict for all of the work was mounted by resolving inter-departmental points.
Birla directed the officers of Airports Authority of India (AAI) to develop world-class services for passengers at Kota Airport and a provision ought to be made that worldwide flights will also be began from Kota in future.
Many officers had been current within the assembly
The assembly was attended by Vipin Kumar, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Anil Gupta, Member (Planning), Airports Authority of India, Executive Director- PGCIL, Gaurav Goyal, Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of Rajasthan and Praveen Gupta, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department. , Bhaskar Sawant, Principal Secretary, PHED, Arijit Banerjee, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Jogaram, Secretary, General Administration Department, Aarti Dogra, Chairman and Managing Director, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Ravindra Goswami, Collector, Kota, Akshay Godara, Collector, Bundi and different senior officers had been current
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