Six years after it was instituted for developing an international airport at Dholera, about 100 km from Ahmedabad, the Dholera International Airport Company Ltd (DIACL) is yet to begin work on the ground. This was stated in the company’s sixth annual report, which was tabled in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session.
The state government had proposed to develop an international airport close to Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) for serving the logistic requirement of the special investment region, besides handling the extra traffic of existing Ahmedabad airport in future. To be developed in an area of 1,426 hectares, the airport is proposed to have two runways, capable of handling wide-bodied long-haul aircraft such as A380.
However, the report stated that the “actual work” on the airport — which is also meant to serve the demand of the Sanand-Viramgam region which is fast developing as an international automobile hub —- is yet to begin.
“The project is under preliminary study phase. Except feasibility study, no actual work has been started related to development of the project,” the report stated, adding that “creation of ground infrastructure and necessary civil work” would be taken up as part of the project’s “future course of action”.
21/02/19 Avinash Nair/Indian Express
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The state government had proposed to develop an international airport close to Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) for serving the logistic requirement of the special investment region, besides handling the extra traffic of existing Ahmedabad airport in future. To be developed in an area of 1,426 hectares, the airport is proposed to have two runways, capable of handling wide-bodied long-haul aircraft such as A380.
However, the report stated that the “actual work” on the airport — which is also meant to serve the demand of the Sanand-Viramgam region which is fast developing as an international automobile hub —- is yet to begin.
“The project is under preliminary study phase. Except feasibility study, no actual work has been started related to development of the project,” the report stated, adding that “creation of ground infrastructure and necessary civil work” would be taken up as part of the project’s “future course of action”.
21/02/19 Avinash Nair/Indian Express
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