The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri K.C Venugopal informed Lok Sabha today about the details regarding upgradation of Air Navigation Services (ANS) of the existing airports in the country especially North Eastern States using latest technology. As per the Twelfth Five Year Plan the following measures are being taken :
(i) ATS Automation system has been implemented at 34 airports across India including Guwahati, Agartala, Imphal and Dimapur.
(ii) Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast (ADS-B) has been installed at 14 locations including Guwahati and Agartala.
(iii) Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in the process of installing ADS-B at Dibrugarh in the second phase, which will augment the surveillance coverage over North Eastern airspace.
(iv) VOR has been planned to be installed at Teju and Pakyong.
(v) Under upper Airspace Harmonization Programme (UAH), Area Control is being developed at Agartala, in addition to Guwahati, which will result in efficient provision of Air Traffic Management.
(vi) Two new ATS routes between Guwahati- Dimapur and Dimapur- Silchar are proposed to be established which will save fuel and reduce operating cost of Airlines and carbon emissions.
(vii) ILS has been planned to be installed at Barapani.
20/03/13 Press Information Bureau
