Navi mumbai airport on track for december 2024 launch
CIDCO Boosts Navi Mumbai's NAINA with Rs.3115 Cr Tenders
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) has breathed new life into the long-awaited Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) by announcing tenders worth ?3115 crore for crucial infrastructure projects. The initiative aims to expedite development in the burgeoning region, marking a significant step forward for the much-delayed project.
Vijay Singhal, the recently appointed vice chairperson and managing director of CIDCO, unveiled the ambitious plan in response to the area's reduced scope following the notification to create the Third Mumbai arou..
Terminal 1 to undergo reconstruction post Navi Mumbai airport launch
The Adani Group announced their plan to demolish Mumbai airport's Terminal 1 (T1) the following year, shortly after the Navi Mumbai airport becomes operational in March 2025. According to Karan Adani, the Managing Director of Adani Ports, a new terminal will replace T1 approximately three years after construction work commences. Additionally, he mentioned that there are plans to connect Terminal 2 (T2) and the proposed new T1 through an underground tunnel, aiming to facilitate passenger movement.
Karan Adani explained, T1 has certain structural and safety issues. We are collaborating ..
Navi Mumbai Airport set to operate in 2025
Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced on Tuesday that the first phase of the Navi Mumbai airport would be operational by March 2025. During the presentation of the state budget for 2024-25, he also revealed the preparation of a new MSME policy for the state. Pawar disclosed the government's intention to provide tap water connections to nearly 10.47 million households under the Jal Jeevan Mission and to offer 34,400 homes for Divyang people through the Housing for All Scheme.
Furthermore, Ajit Pawar shared plans for the construction of Maharashtra Bhavan in Ayodhya and Srina..
Noida Airport to be linked by expressway, rapid rail, and pod taxi
The construction of Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar airport, was in its final stages, and passenger services were expected to begin in October. The airport would be linked by six roads and a rapid rail-cum-metro, in addition to pod taxis.
Upon completion, the Noida airport was projected to be the largest in India and the third in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Delhi airport and Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad.
A 31-km greenfield expressway was being built to connect the airport to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Ballabhgarh.
The National Highway Aut..
Nagpur Airport: Mihan Dream grounded, vantage point lost
Nagpur's unique and strategic central location was once lauded for placing it on the nation's aviation map. It was hailed for its efforts in creating a harmonized air traffic management system with continuous airspace over the city, alongside establishing a centralized cargo hub. However, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is currently mired in apathy and has seemingly vanished from the national radar across various parameters, barely meeting the standards expected of a tier-2 city airport.
The airport, bearing its international tag, serves merely two flights to two foreign de..