Centre gives in-principle approval to 21 Greenfield Airports across India
The government of India granted 'in-principle' approval for the establishment of 21 new Greenfield Airports. These airports will be set up in different regions of the country to enhance connectivity and boost air travel accessibility.
The approved locations for the new airports are as follows:
Mopa in Goa
Navi Mumbai, Shirdi, and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra
Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan, and Shivamogga in Karnataka
Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh
Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh
Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat
Karaikal in Puducherry
Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram, and Orvakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh
Durgapur in West Bengal
Pakyong in Sikkim
Kannur in Kerala
Hollongi (Itanagar) in Arunachal Pradesh
Among these, 11 Greenfield airports have already been made operational. These include Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar, Itanagar, Mopa, and Shivamogga.
The state government of Tamil Nadu has applied for the first stage clearance, known as 'site-clearance,' to develop a Greenfield airport at Parandur in Kancheepuram District.