Puri International Airport is a proposed international airport in the Indian state Odisha, which will primarily serve the Puri region.[1][2] The airport will be built in public private partnership (PPP) mode near Sipasarubali and Sandhapur areas under Brahmagiri tehsil in Puri district. It will be developed in three phases at an estimated cost of Rs 5,631 crore.[3] A six-lane, high-speed corridor between Biju Patnaik International Airport and proposed greenfield airport will also be built. This will shorten the travel time to 30 minutes.[4] The location of the airport was chosen due to its close proximity to Puri and its famous Jagannath Temple and other tourist attractions.[3] Spread over an area of 1,164 acres, Puri Airport will be operated as the first airport in the Puri city and the second international airport in Odisha.[1][2] The Fairfax group, Adani Group and GMR Group expressed interest in developing the greenfield airport in April 2024.[5]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puri | ||||||||||
| Location | Sipasarubali and Sandhapur,[1] Puri District, Odisha | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°47′40″N 085°45′04″E / 19.79444°N 85.75111°E | ||||||||||
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History
editThe need for an airport at Puri arose in 2021, when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up an international airport.[1][6][7][8] The Government of Odisha's plan to set up the airport was granted site clearance by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) in 2023, one year after the Government of Odisha Submitted all requisites to the ministry, as per the Greenfield Airport Policy (GFA), 2008.[1][9][10] On 20 November 2023, the Environment Appraisal Committee (Infra 2) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recommends granting Terms of Reference (ToR) for preparation of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and Environment Management Plan (EMP) with Public Consultation for development of Greenfield Shree Jagannath International Airport by M/s Commerce and Transport (Transport) Department, Government of Odisha.[11]
On 25 January 2024, Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha applied for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Approval.[12][13] The tender for a public-private partnership (PPP) was floated by the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) in February 2024.[5] Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority (OCZMA) after detail deliberation and discussion decided to recommend the proposal to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India for grant of composite Environment Clearance (EC) & Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance for the Airport on 16th of March 2024.[14]
Land purchase
editIn June 2021, the officials of Airports Authority of India inspected the land identified for the Puri International Airport.[15] A draft of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report on the proposed airport was prepared by the National Institute of Rural Development and Environmental Science under the Nabakrishna Chowdhury Center for Development Studies for acquisition of private land. In May 2023, Puri Sub-Collector Bhavataran Sahu organised the first public hearing at Sipasarubali Mauza to discuss the draft of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report before the acquisition of private land.[16]
The Puri district administration has started the process for acquisition around 1,164 acres of land including 68 acres of forest and 221.48 acres private land at Sipasarubali and Sandhapur Mauza in 2023. The private land for the project was identified as 153.37 acres at Sipasarubali and 68.11 acres at Sandhapur.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Hemant Kumar, Rout (11 October 2023). "Puri International airport gets site clearance from MoCA". www.newindianexpress.com. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
The state will have to submit its application along with the DPR for in-principle approval of the steering committee on greenfield airports within two years.
- ^ a b "AAI technical team visits proposed site of Puri international airport". economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Odisha: Idco floats global tender for international airport at Puri". The New Indian Express. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Adani, GMR and Fairfax in pre-bid process to develop Puri airport". The New Indian Express. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Adani, GMR and Fairfax in pre-bid process to develop Puri airport". The Hindu Business Line. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Naveen Patnaik pitches for international airport at Puri". www.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar: The Hindu. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
"The State government has identified land at Puri for the proposed airport and will proactively support all the activities required for establishing the airport in record time. I request that the Ministry of Civil Aviation may be asked to take up this airport as a priority project," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- ^ "Odisha CM seeks PM's help for early construction of international airport at Puri". www.theprint.in. Bhubaneswar: ThePrint. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Ranjan, Rashmi (17 June 2021). "Odisha News: AAI Surveys Sites At Puri For Proposed International Airport". www.odishatv.in. OdishaTV. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Arunima (13 October 2023). "কলকাতা থেকে মাত্র ১ ঘণ্টায় পৌঁছনো যাবে পুরী! বড় সিদ্ধান্ত কেন্দ্রের" [Puri can be reached in just 1 hour from Kolkata! Big decision of center]. www.eisamay.com (in Bengali). Eisamay. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
পর্যটকদের জন্য রয়েছে সুখবর। এবার পুরী বিমানবন্দর তৈরি হতে চলেছে খুব শীঘ্রই। বিমানবন্দর যে জায়গায় তৈরি হবে সেই জায়গায় জন্য প্রাথমিক ছাড়পত্র মিলেছে। চূড়ান্ত ছাড়পত্র পাওয়ার জন্য় আরও বেশ কয়েকটি ধাপ পেরোতে হবে সরকারকে।
- ^ "Odisha CM meets PM Modi, asks for site clearance of Sri Jagannath Puri International Airport". www.thestatesman.com. New Delhi: The Statesman. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Change, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate (20 November 2023), English: Development of Greenfield Shree Jagannath International Airport at Sipasarubali, Puri District, Odisha (PDF), retrieved 30 November 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Limited, Engineers India (23 January 2024). "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR GREENFIELD SHREE JAGANNATHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT SIPASARUBALI, PURI DISTRICT, ODISHA" (PDF). EIA Study of Puri International Airport.
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- ^ Authority, Odisha Coastal Zone Management (16 March 2024), English: OCZMA RECOMMENDATION LETTER (PDF), retrieved 19 July 2024
- ^ Datta, Romita (12 July 2021). "Why an international airport at Puri will be a boon for Odisha". www.indiatoday.in. Kolkata: India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "'Positive' response to 1st public hearing on Puri int'l airport". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bhubaneswar: The Times of India. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.