Guj to get 11 new airports, renovate 10 defunct strips

Ahmedabad: Flyers in Gujarat have a reason to rejoice. After news that Deccan Air Charters Private Limited is starting intra-state flights, the state government has decided to establish 11 new airports and commence refurbishing work at 10 defunct strips in Gujarat.
A state government official said Dwarka, Ambaji, Palitana, Ankleshwar, Dahej, Morbi, Rajkot, Parsoli, Rajpipla, Dholavira and Dholera (Federa) will have one new airport each.
The pre-feasibility study at Ambaji, Dwarka and Palitana has been handed over to the Airport Authority of India (AAI). Of the three, the study for Dwarka has already been completed.
"We have completed the study at Dwarka and have also finished surveying Palitana and Ambaji.
We have studied the 30-year wind pattern and other parameters for setting up an airport. We will now take up study at Ankleshwar and Dahej," said a senior AAI official.
The government has already initiated the process of land acquisition for the new airports at Dwarka, Ambaji and Palitana.
Apart from the 11 new airports, the state already has nine airports under the AAI, one each at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Porbander, Rajkot, Kandla, Deesa and Keshod.
10/04/11 Times of India

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