Bhubaneswar: The Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport at Jharsuguda will require around 178 more acres of land for expansion. The additional patch of land will be used for the installation of approach light and navigational equipment.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) had raised the issue during a meeting called by civil aviation secretary P S Kharola here recently. The AAI had said that a survey will be conducted soon and the actual requirement of the land will be intimated to the state government. After the survey, necessary permission will be accorded for the installation of the approach light and navigational equipment. Now the airport is spread over 1027 acres of land, an official communication said.
The VSS airport became operational in September last year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility in Jharsuguda, the industrial western Odisha town, which is now connected by air with the state and national capital. It was built at a cost of Rs 210 crore, of which Rs 75 crore was contributed by the state government.
The AAI has said that of the total land allotted to it by the state government, about 119 acres of land is yet to be transferred in its name. In August, the VSS airport had upgraded its air navigation services by installing a doppler very high-frequency omni range (DVOR) technology. The new aids now help the air traffic control (ATC) share information with the aircraft to define air traffic control routes.
23/12/19 Times of India
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) had raised the issue during a meeting called by civil aviation secretary P S Kharola here recently. The AAI had said that a survey will be conducted soon and the actual requirement of the land will be intimated to the state government. After the survey, necessary permission will be accorded for the installation of the approach light and navigational equipment. Now the airport is spread over 1027 acres of land, an official communication said.
The VSS airport became operational in September last year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility in Jharsuguda, the industrial western Odisha town, which is now connected by air with the state and national capital. It was built at a cost of Rs 210 crore, of which Rs 75 crore was contributed by the state government.
The AAI has said that of the total land allotted to it by the state government, about 119 acres of land is yet to be transferred in its name. In August, the VSS airport had upgraded its air navigation services by installing a doppler very high-frequency omni range (DVOR) technology. The new aids now help the air traffic control (ATC) share information with the aircraft to define air traffic control routes.
23/12/19 Times of India
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