मध्य प्रदेश: शिवपुरी हवाई अड्डे के विकास के लिए एएआई और राज्य सरकार ने किया समझौता

Madhya Pradesh: AAI and State Government sign MoU for development of Shivpuri Airport

Considering the immense potential of the civil aviation sector in Madhya Pradesh, the Airports Authority of India and the Government of Madhya Pradesh signed MoUs for development of Shivpuri Airport under RCS and agreements for provision of Operation & Maintenance and Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management services on October 10, 2024. The agreements/MoUs were signed by Executive Director NV Subbaraidu, General Manager (ATM/ATS) Delhi Sajith Kumar and Airport Director Ramji Awasthi on behalf of AAI and Chandramouli Shukla, Aviation Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh signed on behalf of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. As per the development MoU, O&M and CNS/ATM agreement, the overall development of Shivpuri airstrip will be taken up soon.

The airport will be developed to accommodate 19 seater type aircraft in the initial phase and ATR-72 type aircraft in the near future. For this purpose, the state government will soon hand over 292 acres of land to AAI. Shivpuri airport has been identified to operate under UDAN 5.2 with 9-seater type aircraft. Bids from Shivpuri to Bhopal are in by new start-up airline Spirit Air. MoCA has allocated Rs 45 crore for the development of the airport.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was formed by an Act of Parliament and came into existence on 1 April 1995 by merging the then National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. The merger brought into existence a single organisation entrusted with the responsibility to create, upgrade, maintain and manage civil aviation infrastructure both on land and in the air in the country. These operational airports include 28 civil enclaves and 8 airports under private control [2 joint venture airports + 6 PPP airports which are on long-term lease]. Out of the total 110 operational airports of AAI, 35 handle international operations. AAI provides air navigation services in 2.8 million square nautical miles of airspace