The government has finally given green light to the expansion of Patna airport and development of an alternative airport for the city, talks for which commenced over a decade ago.
Senior officials in the state civil aviation directorate told The Telegraph on Thursday that chief minister Nitish Kumar had approved the proposal for extension of the Patna airport terminal building and development of the civil enclave at Bihta airbase for international flight operations. Chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh has also sent a formal letter in this regard to the union civil aviation secretary.
The terminal at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport will be developed into a swanky two-storeyed building equipped with aerobridges.
According to the approval given by Nitish, the state will provide around 13 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion of the terminal building. The 13 acres belongs to the state hangar, an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot and land owned by Special Task Force (STF) on the southwestern side.
The AAI has already expressed in-principle approval to hand over around 11 acres in Anisabad to the state government in exchange for 13 acres for expansion of the airport terminal building.
Regarding the Bihta airbase, the chief minister has asked state government officials to develop a VIP lounge, a hotel and a hangar as part of the proposed civil enclave. The hotel will be developed to provide an option to fliers to stay back at the proposed airport as it is located around 35km southwest of Patna.
08/07/16 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
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Senior officials in the state civil aviation directorate told The Telegraph on Thursday that chief minister Nitish Kumar had approved the proposal for extension of the Patna airport terminal building and development of the civil enclave at Bihta airbase for international flight operations. Chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh has also sent a formal letter in this regard to the union civil aviation secretary.
The terminal at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport will be developed into a swanky two-storeyed building equipped with aerobridges.
According to the approval given by Nitish, the state will provide around 13 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion of the terminal building. The 13 acres belongs to the state hangar, an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot and land owned by Special Task Force (STF) on the southwestern side.
The AAI has already expressed in-principle approval to hand over around 11 acres in Anisabad to the state government in exchange for 13 acres for expansion of the airport terminal building.
Regarding the Bihta airbase, the chief minister has asked state government officials to develop a VIP lounge, a hotel and a hangar as part of the proposed civil enclave. The hotel will be developed to provide an option to fliers to stay back at the proposed airport as it is located around 35km southwest of Patna.
08/07/16 Piyush Kumar Tripathi/Telegraph
