Dholera Intl Airport to be operational within 3 months: KRM Naidu

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu announced that Dholera International Airport, in Gujarat, will be operational within three months. Talking to the media after reviewing the progress of the project , the minister said 80% project work  is completed, and the government aims to complete the remaining terminal construction and secure the necessary licensing within the next three months to commence flight operations. Naidu emphasized that Dholera is a unique venture for the entire country, integrating an international airport with a manufacturing hub, a futuristic green city, and a semiconductor hub with multi-modal connectivity.
Briefing about the structural milestones, the Minister informed that 100 percent of the runway, taxiway, and Air Traffic Control ancillary buildings are complete, while the passenger terminal has achieved 75 percent completion. He also announced that specialized hangers have been planned at the airport for the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul of the C-295 defence aircraft, the first ‘Made in India’ military transport aircraft built under the Airbus-Vadodara partnership.

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According to the minister, a 25,000-square-metre passenger terminal with an annual capacity to handle 20 lakh passengers is under construction, along with a dedicated 2,500-square-metre cargo terminal to support the industrial ecosystem being developed in Dholera.
The minister said the airport has been planned as an "aerotropolis", where aviation infrastructure would serve as a catalyst for industrial and economic activity. "Whenever global or domestic companies look to invest in futuristic technologies -- whether in semiconductor manufacturing or green energy -- their primary demand is proximity to an airport. Dholera offers this exact competitive advantage" he said. He added that Tata Group's upcoming semiconductor facility and Airbus' defence partnerships will benefit directly from the facility's specialised Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hangars on-site. 
These hangars will support the MRO operations of India's first indigenous military transport aircraft, the C-295, he said. Naidu also announced that an agreement has been finalised between Brazilian aerospace company Embraer and Adani Aviation Systems to establish the final assembly line for India's first civilian "Make in India" aircraft at Dholera.

(State Correpondent)