NEW DELHI: Twenty-four years after demand was raised throughout Bihar-Jharkhand bifurcation, the Centre on Friday gave a inexperienced mild for a second civilian airport for Patna, which is able to come up on the Bihta air pressure base.
The clearance for brand spanking new facility at Bihta got here inside weeks of Bihar package deal within the funds, which had highlighted how new airports, medical schools and sports activities infrastructure would come up within the state the place BJP and JD(U) are coalition companions.Other than Patna, Bihar has airports in Bodhgaya and Darbhanga for business site visitors.
A terminal constructing that may deal with 50 lakh passengers yearly will likely be constructed together with related infra at a price of Rs 1,413 crore in part one in order that the defence base can have a civilian enclave – like airports in Goa Dabolim, Ghaziabad Hindon and plenty of others. Subsequently, the civilian enclave’s capability will likely be doubled to deal with 1 crore passengers yearly.
“Elevated air connectivity is nice information for tourism and business development. The Cupboard has permitted new civilian enclaves at Bagdogra in West Bengal and Bihta in Bihar. This may guarantee seamless journey to and from these locations,” PM Narendra Modi posted on X after the Cupboard cleared the 2 proposals.
CCEA additionally permitted AAI’s proposal to develop a brand new civil enclave at Bagdogra Airport, Siliguri, West Bengal at an estimated price of Rs 1,549 crore. New terminal at Bagdogra will one capable of deal with upto 3,000 passengers per hour and have an annual capability to deal with one crore passengers.
Situated 28 km from Patna, the new airport at Bihta will meet requirement of Patna airport, which is reaching saturation. I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated the brand new airport will get massive planes. Sources stated resolution to develop Bihta as a civilian airport to deal with extra passengers took longer as there have been indications of some preferring to take up improvement of an airport at Nalanda.
The clearance for brand spanking new facility at Bihta got here inside weeks of Bihar package deal within the funds, which had highlighted how new airports, medical schools and sports activities infrastructure would come up within the state the place BJP and JD(U) are coalition companions.Other than Patna, Bihar has airports in Bodhgaya and Darbhanga for business site visitors.
A terminal constructing that may deal with 50 lakh passengers yearly will likely be constructed together with related infra at a price of Rs 1,413 crore in part one in order that the defence base can have a civilian enclave – like airports in Goa Dabolim, Ghaziabad Hindon and plenty of others. Subsequently, the civilian enclave’s capability will likely be doubled to deal with 1 crore passengers yearly.
“Elevated air connectivity is nice information for tourism and business development. The Cupboard has permitted new civilian enclaves at Bagdogra in West Bengal and Bihta in Bihar. This may guarantee seamless journey to and from these locations,” PM Narendra Modi posted on X after the Cupboard cleared the 2 proposals.
CCEA additionally permitted AAI’s proposal to develop a brand new civil enclave at Bagdogra Airport, Siliguri, West Bengal at an estimated price of Rs 1,549 crore. New terminal at Bagdogra will one capable of deal with upto 3,000 passengers per hour and have an annual capability to deal with one crore passengers.
Situated 28 km from Patna, the new airport at Bihta will meet requirement of Patna airport, which is reaching saturation. I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated the brand new airport will get massive planes. Sources stated resolution to develop Bihta as a civilian airport to deal with extra passengers took longer as there have been indications of some preferring to take up improvement of an airport at Nalanda.
