A new integrated domestic terminal will come up at Rajahmundry airport as part of its expansion and upgradation plans. The new building, which will cost of Rs. 135 crore, will have all modern facilities including aero bridges and will be able to handle 1,400 passengers (700 arrivals and 700 departures) at a time.

The Andhra Pradesh government has accorded administrative sanction of Rs. 112.75 crore to resolve issues related to the development and expansion of Gannavaram Airport near Vijayawada. While Rs 57.20 crore will be spent on shifting houses from affected villages, Rs 42.94 crore will be for payment of annuity.

Bokaro strip, being prepared at a cost of Rs. 46 crore, is ready to host civilian flights. Bokaro airport presently manages non-scheduled flights. Once civil operations start it will connect the steel city to Patna and Kolkata under the RCS-UDAN scheme.

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi memorial Airport, Chakeri is likely to get its new terminal building in June next year. The terminal, being constructed in an area of 600 sq m, will have a capacity to accommodate 300 passengers.

The Airports Authority of India Ltd has invited bids to set up a 330 kWp grid-connected solar power system at Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand. The plant is to be installed on the rooftop and car parking of the airport. The project is estimated at Rs. 1.73 crore and the time for completion is four months.

Air connectivity in Uttar Pradesh has got another boost with the Centre and the state government joining hands to expedite construction of the Myorpur airport in Sonbhadra under the regional connectivity scheme. The Environment Ministry recently gave in-principle approval to the conversion of land use of over 0.6 hectares of forest land.

After GMR’s bid to take over Nagpur airport was cancelled, there are plans to appoint a fresh private partner for the airport on per-passenger revenue sharing model. This is in line with the latest method adopted by Airports Authority of India (AAI) for privatising the airports it owns.

The Airports Authority of India plans to expand the present airport terminal building so that it is capable of handling at least 3,450 passengers during peak hours. The Rs. 145-crore project was supposed to be completed by 2022.

AAI has signed a memorandum of understanding with a subsidiary of the National Thermal Power Corp to set up solar power plants at its airports to encourage electric vehicles. For this, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) will be provided adequate land and rooftop space free of cost at identified AAI airports.