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A field for Vizag greenfield airport
Posted by Srini Uppala | January 8, 2008 | 1,895 views
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Loading ...The State Government’s efforts to set up a greenfield international airport near Visakhapatnam has gained momentum with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) zeroing in on Koruprolu at S Rayavaram as the appropriate site for the project.
Koruprolu is 4 km from the NH 5 and lies equidistant from Visakhapatnam and Kakinada. The site is considered good as the liability of rehabilitation is less and is suitable for SEZ operations on the coastal corridor.
Besides Koruprolu, the State Government had suggested three other places – Sabbavaram, Achyutapuram mandal and Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district – for the proposed international airport and requested the AAI to conduct a site selection feasibility study of the four places last year.
After visiting the four sites, the AAI has recently submitted a report recommending Koruprolu and the State Government has accepted the same.
The AAI, however, said the site was in close proximity to the existing civil enclave Visakhapatnam airport (Navy airport) and needs clearance from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for taking up a detailed survey of the terrain.
In view of the AAI report, the State Government has sought the MoD’s ‘in principle’ approval like stating S Rayavaram is acceptable to the Ministry from an operational angle and other considerations.
The proposed airport shall have a runway parallel to the runway 10/28 which is the most predominantly used runway at the Vizag naval airport.
“We are awaiting a reply,” officials told this website’s newspaper.
The State Government has also requested the AAI to conduct the geo contour survey and obstacle survey for identifying the precise runway orientation but the latter expressed its inability due to other commitments till June 2008 and no survey can be done till September, 2008 due to weather conditions.
SOURCES:
Newindpress
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