As part of his second day Delhi visit, the Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao met Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today with a request to sanction domestic airports at Basantnagar, Mamnoor, Adilabad, Jakranpally, Devarkadra, and Kothagudem.
KCR said that the proposals were sent in year 2018. He stated that though the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has already taken up the obstacle limitation surface survey (OLS), soil testing, and other investigations at the proposed domestic airports, the final reports are yet to be given.
Telangana has only one International airport in Hyderabad. The old Aiport in Begumpet is being used for the VVIPs landing and considered as a High security zone.
KCR also discussed with the Airport Authority of India chairman and a formal proposal was sent to the AAI in 2018 for the feasibility reports. At these six proposed sites, only no-frills airports for small aircraft will be developed, which may be expanded in the future for commercial operations based on the demand.
“Expedite the process and do the required hand-holding with the State government in finalising the sites and getting all statutory clearances on a single-window basis so that the State government can commence the infrastructure work at the earliest for starting non-scheduled operator’s permit (NSOP) operations with its own funds,” KCR told the Union Minister Puri.
In a recent meeting, KCR told the people of Siddipet that they would get a small airport in the district.
