Dholera International Airport to come up soon after project work fast-tracked
 30th June 2019 | Source by https://www.constructionweekonline.in
First board meeting of the reconstituted board was held recently, after the AAI picked up 51% equity stake in Dholera International Airport Company

The airport is set to come up in a greenfield city under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project at Dholera and will be built over four years.

Work on the greenfield Dholera International Airport (DIAC) is set to begin soon after the first Board meeting of the Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL) was held to expedite the process.

DIACL is a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Government of Gujarat & NICDIT. This was its first Board meeting of the reconstituted Board, after the Airport Authority of India picked up 51% equity stake in the company.

Along with the Board meeting, a project review meeting was also held which was attended by senior officials of AAI. The meeting focused on the plans to implement the airport project on a fast-track basis. Officials from the AAI provided the necessary technical inputs to the concerned state departments as per the requirements of new greenfield airport. They also requested the state departments to provide requisite support for infrastructure such as road connectivity, electricity supply, water supply, flood mitigation work and earth reclamation.

MK Das, principal secretary, Industries & Mines Department assured the officials of the AAI about full support from all state departments.

The airport is set to come up in a greenfield city under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project at Dholera and will be built over four years. The existing airport at Ahmedabad already has heavy traffic and needed an alternative. Also, with Dholera slated to be the next growth centre for the state, it required a robust transport infrastructure. Considering these factors, Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani had given directions for implementation of the new airport project and asked officials to expedite the process.

Development of this greenfield airport is not just likely to improve connectivity but will also become a catalyst for growth of greenfield city. It will give a further boost to the Dholera SIR project, improve connectivity and create jobs.