New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Civil Aviation Minister Nand Gopal Gupta on Tuesday met Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi and informed that the foundation laying ceremony for the Noida International Airport in Jewar is under planning. Along with this, the two ministers also discussed on development work of over a dozen airports in the state.
As per the government officials, the foundation stone for the Jewar airport would be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the end of this month. "In relation to the additional 60 acres of land for Ayodhya airport, the survey work is being done by the AAI for the actual identification of the land by superimposing the master plan provided by the AAI. After the completion of the survey, the process of purchase or acquisition of the desired land will be started after receiving the information about land requirements," said a state government official while briefing on the meeting of two ministers.
According to the government officials, a letter has been sent to the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on August 9, 2021 to obtain consent on the draft of the lease deed for the development of the first phase of Ayodhya airport. The Union Civil Aviation Minister and UP Minister talked about the development work of Aligarh, Azamgarh, Shravasti and Moradabad airports which are selected under the UDAN - Regional Air Connectivity (RCS) scheme. The Union Minister was informed that about 95-99 per cent of construction work has been completed.
According to the government official, applications have been sent to DGCA vide letter dated August 19, 2021 from the Directorate of Civil Aviation, Uttar Pradesh for aerodrome licensing for operations at Aligarh and Moradabad airports and the decision by the Ministry of Civil Aviation is expected to be taken soon.
"The state government's letter dated July 27, 2021 was sent to the Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, regarding the completion of further action for seaplane operation by conducting a visibility study regarding the operation of a seaplane on Varanasi-Gorakhpur-Varanasi route. However, the update on the application is not yet available," added an official.
