Hyderabad: In spite of requests from Telangana government seeking a go-ahead to develop an international airport at Warangal, GMR is reluctant to allow a second airport within 150km radius of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad.
The united Andhra Pradesh government, while entering into concessionaire agreement with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) to develop the Shamshabad airport, had incorporated a clause stating that no other airport would be allowed within 150km of RGIA. The clause was put in as a new airport nearby would impact the revenue of the international airport.
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But now the state government desperately needs an airport at Warangal as it would help attract investments to the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP), which is being developed in 1,200 acres. Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for KMTP in November 2017.
Official sources said that industries minister KT Rama Rao is keen on airport connectivity to Warangal and the Telangana government has written three letters to GMR since 2014 seeking relaxation on the clause. But the GMRHIAL, in which the state government has 13% equity, is ignoring the request. KTR also took the issue up with former civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju during his Delhi visits.
30/04/18 Koride Mahesh/Times of India
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The united Andhra Pradesh government, while entering into concessionaire agreement with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) to develop the Shamshabad airport, had incorporated a clause stating that no other airport would be allowed within 150km of RGIA. The clause was put in as a new airport nearby would impact the revenue of the international airport.
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But now the state government desperately needs an airport at Warangal as it would help attract investments to the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP), which is being developed in 1,200 acres. Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for KMTP in November 2017.
Official sources said that industries minister KT Rama Rao is keen on airport connectivity to Warangal and the Telangana government has written three letters to GMR since 2014 seeking relaxation on the clause. But the GMRHIAL, in which the state government has 13% equity, is ignoring the request. KTR also took the issue up with former civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju during his Delhi visits.
30/04/18 Koride Mahesh/Times of India
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