The Indian Air Force has given a nod to the Airports Authority of India to go ahead with the expansion work on the 15.84 acre defence land even as its transfer to the Pune international airport is pending after it was announced last year.
A senior AAI official said a meeting was held with Air Force authorities in Pune on Monday during which the issue was discussed. The official said tenders for the jobs related to the expansion work would be floated shortly, following the IAF's nod and most of the work, particularly related to construction of a new terminal building, will be completed within three years.
"The AAI wants to begin the expansion work without any delay. The IAF has given the AAI permission to begin work on the defence land. The recent meeting focused on the modalities and the terms and conditions. The site survey work has already started and the tendering process will be initiated soon," the official told TOI not willing to comment on whether the actual transfer of the land had taken place or not.
After getting an in-principal nod from defence minister Manohar Parrikar for transferring the land to Pune airport authorities in May last year, the Air Force Station (AFS), Pune, had constituted a board of officers to study the case.
"The board submitted its report giving its consent to the Defence Estates Office (DEO), Pune, a few months ago. The board's report has been submitted to Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Southern Command, for further action. Now, the directorate has told South Western Air Command (SWAC), Gandhinagar, under which the AFS, Pune, falls, to comment on the board's report. Once we get the SWAC comments, the final proposal will be sent to the ministry of defence," sources in defence told TOI.
Officials from AAI said the expansion plan included quite a few things for Pune airport and that they wanted to start the work without any delay.
19/02/17 Joy Sengupta/The Times Of India
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A senior AAI official said a meeting was held with Air Force authorities in Pune on Monday during which the issue was discussed. The official said tenders for the jobs related to the expansion work would be floated shortly, following the IAF's nod and most of the work, particularly related to construction of a new terminal building, will be completed within three years.
"The AAI wants to begin the expansion work without any delay. The IAF has given the AAI permission to begin work on the defence land. The recent meeting focused on the modalities and the terms and conditions. The site survey work has already started and the tendering process will be initiated soon," the official told TOI not willing to comment on whether the actual transfer of the land had taken place or not.
After getting an in-principal nod from defence minister Manohar Parrikar for transferring the land to Pune airport authorities in May last year, the Air Force Station (AFS), Pune, had constituted a board of officers to study the case.
"The board submitted its report giving its consent to the Defence Estates Office (DEO), Pune, a few months ago. The board's report has been submitted to Principal Directorate Defence Estates, Southern Command, for further action. Now, the directorate has told South Western Air Command (SWAC), Gandhinagar, under which the AFS, Pune, falls, to comment on the board's report. Once we get the SWAC comments, the final proposal will be sent to the ministry of defence," sources in defence told TOI.
Officials from AAI said the expansion plan included quite a few things for Pune airport and that they wanted to start the work without any delay.
19/02/17 Joy Sengupta/The Times Of India
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