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Haryana involves private stakeholders in planning and discussion of the upcoming Hisar Airport. The state plans on developing the airport as an Integrated Aviation Hub. With the airport coming up in the vicinity, Hisar and surrounding regions will develop.
Janice Alyosius
Members from Civil Aviation department, Government of Haryana held a meeting with the private stakeholders to discuss the planning of Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar. The airport is expected to provide opportunities for growth and development in Hisar and surrounding areas. It will be built on a 7,200-acre plot of land with the development cost estimated around Rs 950 crore. As per a study, passenger traffic from Hisar is predicted to reach 2.1 million by 2024.
The objective is to develop Hisar airport as an Integrated aviation hub, including the construction of cargo railway line in addition to a passenger line. In the first phase, the licensing of the Hisar airport as the first DGCA licensed public aerodrome was completed. In the second phase, the development is in process. The ongoing work involves site clearance for airport development, constriction of the runway, formation of SPV to undertake development tasks and planning of integrated manufacturing cluster is in process. In the third phase, Aerospace manufacturing, Aviation training centre and aviation university, building commercial and residential aerotropolis have been planned. The project’s third phase is proposed to be undertaken through PPP mode. The high-speed rail connectivity to New Delhi and separate lines/yards for passenger and cargo are also being planned. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation department, Haryana Government took note of the viewpoints and provided suggestions to stakeholders.
The location of Hisar is important because there is a lot of urban development taking place in the region. As per a study, it was indicated that by FY 2024, 2.1 million passengers are likely from Hisar airport.
Pradeep Kumar, Chief Advisor, Civil Aviation, Haryana. “Haryana is focusing on air cargo. This will help the economy of the state, especially the western districts. Representatives from cargo associations attended the meeting and pointed out the shortcomings they have witnessed in various airports in the past. Involving them in the planning stage and incorporating their suggestions will help in the run of the Hisar airport,” reveals Pradeep Kumar, Chief Advisor, Civil Aviation, Haryana.
Anil Kalsi, Joint Secretary, TAFI, appreciated the efforts taken by the government and said, “Haryana is taking inputs as to how the planning should be done and it is interesting facet that this is a planned airport in India and it will have many features that are not there in the existing airports”.
