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15/06/22 07:38 AM IST

New Greenfield Airport Dholera

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  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for development of Phase I of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs. 1305 crore, to be completed within 48 months. 
About project
  • The project is being implemented by Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL), which is a Joint Venture Company comprising Airports Authority of India (AAI), Government of Gujarat (GoG) and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) holding equity in the ratio of 51:33:16.
  • Dholera Airport is to get Passenger and Cargo traffic from Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) and is expected to become a major cargo hub to serve the industrial region. 
  • This Airport will also cater to the nearby region and serve as a second airport to Ahmedabad. 
  • The Airport is planned for operationalization from the year 2025-26 and initial passenger traffic is estimated to be 3 lakh passengers per annum, expected to grow to 23 lakh over a period of 20 years. 
  • The annual cargo traffic is also estimated from the year 2025-26 at 20,000 tonne, which would increase to 2,73,000 tonne over a period of 20 years.
Greenfield Airport
  • A greenfield project refers to a project that has built from scratch.
  • A project that started in a new area where there was nothing prior to that, that's either a barren land or land that has been acquired for the purpose of building the new project.
  • A Greenfield airport is a brand new airport that has come up in a new place where no airport existed.
  • Bangalore and Hyderabad airports are Greenfield airports whereas Delhi and Mumbai are not because there already existed airports and only development of the existing airport took place there.
Source-PIB 

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