LAND ACQUISITION AFTER REPORT
Study on feasibility of greenfield airport
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will carryout an eightmonth-long study to assess the techno-economic feasibility of establishing the greenfield airport and of simultaneously operating it with the airport in Meenambakkam.
Land acquisition for the greenfield airport will start only after ICAO submits its report. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has already conducted a feasibility study and confirmed that an airport may be constructed at the 4,820.66 acres of land in Sriperumbudur taluk and Tiruvallur taluk.
The AAI had requested the ICAO to carry out the study because the government was particular that the city airport should not be shut down after the new airport was opened. The government has informed AAI that they have spent close to Rs 2,000 crore for acquiring land for airport expansion.
Sources said that the techno-economic study would look into the prospects of establishing a greenfield airport on the land identified by the state government at Sriperumbudur while a dual airport operation study would look into the feasibility of operating the existing airport along with the new airport. “Officials of AAI have suggested that ICAO can be roped in for the study because aviation experts raised doubts about operating two airports,” said an AAI official.
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Will ICAO consider the fact that INS rajali naval base in Arrakkonam is very close the proposed location?
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