The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Tuesday approved a proposal for Phase-I development of a greenfield airport at Dholera in Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 1,305 crore.
48 months.
The airport, located at an air distance of 80 km from Ahmedabad airport, is planned to be operational from 2025-26. Around 3 lakh passengers per year are expected to visit the airport, which is expected to increase to 23 lakh in the next two decades.
“Annual cargo traffic of 20,000 tonnes is projected from the year 2025-26, which will increase to 2,73,000 tonnes over a period of 20 years,” a government statement said.
The project is being implemented by Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL), a joint venture company comprising Airports Authority of India (AAI), Government of Gujarat (GOG) and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT). – All holding equity in the ratio 51:33:16.
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premiumAccording to the statement, the cabinet was also apprised of the agreement reached between the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on cooperation in the field of youth work.
Areas of cooperation include cooperation in the field of work with youth and public youth organizations (associations) implementing state youth policy, as well as support initiatives aimed at increasing international youth cooperation.
The cabinet also approved a proposal to sign an agreement between India and the United Nations for a wayfinding app, which will be used at the United Nations Office (UNOG) in Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The $2 million project to develop the Wayfinding app was conceptualized as a donation from India to the United Nations on the world body’s 75th anniversary in 2020. The estimated financial implication for the development, deployment and maintenance of the app is $2 million.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs also approved a three-year (2020-21, 21-22 and 22-23) moratorium to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) for repayment of outstanding central loans of Rs 446.83 crore. amount to be paid. Over that
Financial Crisis.
The statement said that the amount was to be paid in 10 installments starting from 2018-19, but the port authority could not make the payment after 2020-21 as the traffic was badly affected due to Covid.
Epidemic.