CM KCR urges Hardeep Singh Puri to expedite five airports in Telangana

Based on discussions with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman, a formal proposal was sent to the AAI in 2018 for feasibility reports.

Hyderabad: The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday urged the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to expedite the process of establishing five more airports in Telangana and do the required hand-holding with the State government in finalizing the sites apart from getting all statutory clearances on a single-window basis.

In a letter submitted to Singh during his visit to New Delhi, the Chief Minister said that once the statutory clearances were given, the State government can commence the infrastructure work at the earliest for starting the non-scheduled operator’s permit (NSOP) operations with its own funds.

He recalled that immediately after the formation of Telangana in 2014, he had requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish more airports in the State as it has only one airport in Hyderabad.

The State government has initiated action for creating additional domestic airports at Basantnagar in Peddapally district, Mamnoor in Warangal urban district, Adilabad district, Jakranpally in Nizamabad district, Devarkadra in Mahabubnagar district and Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

Based on discussions with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman, a formal proposal was sent to the AAI in 2018 for feasibility reports. It was indicated that to begin with only no-frills airports for small aircraft will be developed, which could be expanded in future for commercial operations based on demand.

Though the AAI has already taken up the Obstacle Limitation Surface Survey, soil testing and other investigations at the sites and some drafts reports have recently come, the final reports were yet to be given, Rao said.

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