Raipur: An MoU for launching Chhattisgarh's second airport at Raigarh at a cost of Rs 280 crore was signed between state government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the chairmanship of chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday.
In a big relief to airline operators, Singh also declared that the tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will be reduced from 5% to 1%, as soon as the facility of international flights commence at Raipur airport. He said this while assigning the possession of 350 acres of land to AAI chairman V K Agrawal for development of the airport for international flights.
The MoU was signed by civil aviation secretary Subodh Kumar Singh and V K Agrawal. Raigarh will be the state's second airport for domestic flights and its construction would commence soon. The state government has decided to provide land at the rate of Rs 1 to AAI for construction of this airport.
The Raigarh airport will be developed in two phases under a time-bound programme of three years. In the first phase, a 1,870m long and 45m wide runway will be constructed and in the second phase, a runway with a length of 2,000 metre will be constructed.
24/07/13 Rashmi Drolia/Times of India
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In a big relief to airline operators, Singh also declared that the tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will be reduced from 5% to 1%, as soon as the facility of international flights commence at Raipur airport. He said this while assigning the possession of 350 acres of land to AAI chairman V K Agrawal for development of the airport for international flights.
The MoU was signed by civil aviation secretary Subodh Kumar Singh and V K Agrawal. Raigarh will be the state's second airport for domestic flights and its construction would commence soon. The state government has decided to provide land at the rate of Rs 1 to AAI for construction of this airport.
The Raigarh airport will be developed in two phases under a time-bound programme of three years. In the first phase, a 1,870m long and 45m wide runway will be constructed and in the second phase, a runway with a length of 2,000 metre will be constructed.
24/07/13 Rashmi Drolia/Times of India
