Indian Government Targets 100 New Airports by 2024

Indian Government scheduled 108 operational Indian airports but with second corona wave has pushed the number down. Moreover, in her budget speech for 2020 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam announced 100 additional airports by 2024 and set aside money for this. This includes the heliports and the seaports as well. As there are 495 airstrips in India so adding another 100 is a difficult task. And another question is where these airports can be established? India has 53 urban clusters that have millions of population and also they don’t have access to Indian air transport. May Month Free Current Affairs Magazine-  DOWNLOAD NOW

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These 53 cities include Faridabad, and Ghaziabad both are serviced by New Delhi Airport, and Vasai-Virar is serviced by Mumbai Airport. However, both Mumbai and Delhi are planning to get a second airport within the next few years. Also, Kollam, Thrissur, and Malappuram are serviced by Trivandrum, Kochi, and Kozhikode.
An ambitious aviation project UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)  of the Modi Government with Hawai Chappal in Hawai Jahaj as the central theme has also got a lot of change in Indian Aviation.

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What is the Main Focus?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the seaplane service between Kevadia and Sabarmati riverfront on October 31, 2020. This was the first seaplane route that was bid and handed out under the RCS-UDAN scheme. Getting an operational seaplane route requires lesser investment from the state compared to the airport. Getting to an airport can stuck in several legal cases also can face land acquisition issues and sometimes is at the mercy of the state government. Hence, the focus would be definitely on the seaplane services and heliports with a majority of urban cities covered.
 
Private companies and the government, on the other hand, should not lose sight of improving capacity at metro and big Tier-I airports. There is minimal, if any, traffic between any two Tier III airports, thus trade and business travelers will continue to travel to Tier I or metro airports.
 
Is it possible to build 100 new airports, seaports, and heliports in the next four years? Because the segment is currently relying primarily on the state-owned Pawan Hans, which has been up for privatization without success, the answer could well be No.

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