The Centre on Wednesday gave green nod for development of Rs 3,000 crore new international airport project at the Mopa village in Goa. The greenfield airport, to be developed in four phases, will have annual passenger capacity of 13.1 million within 30 years, by 2045. It will serve both the tourism and business markets. "As per the recommendation of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the Ministry of Environment hereby accords environment clearance (EC) for the project greenfield international airport at Mopa," the Union Environment Ministry said in the EC letter written to the Goa government. The environment clearance has been given to the project subject to the compliance of certain specific and general conditions, the letter said. Among some conditions, the Goa government's Directorate of Civil Aviation has been asked to ensure availability of adequate land at the junction of the Mopa airport road and Mumbai-Goa NH-17 for traffic circulation, and to provide all traffic interchanges and proposed clover.
It has also been asked to get approval of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the approach and exit roads to the airport.
28/10/15 moneycontrol.com
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It has also been asked to get approval of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the approach and exit roads to the airport.
28/10/15 moneycontrol.com
