Machilipatnam: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok
Gajapathi Raju on Thursday said that the new National Civil Aviation Policy is
likely to be out in April.
At a private function, Raju said: “We are working on
the policy which is likely to be out next month. We have received many
suggestions on the draft policy and we are hopeful that new policy will be out
in April”.
Speaking about his plans, he said: "At present, we
have only three modern airports that have parallel runways at Delhi, Bangalore
and Hyderabad and the fourth one is coming up in Vishakhapatnam. With the size
of a country like India we need more modern airports, at least two on the West
coast and two on the East coast.” He also said that his ministry would consider
proposals for new airports if governments concerned come forward to provide
land to set up such facilities. He assured that the work to expand the runway
of Rajahmundry airport is in progress and it will be completed within a few
months.
He also said that the Gannavaram Airport near
Vijayawada will be developed as an international airport. “The state government
was allotted 700 acres of land for the development of the airport,” the
minister added.
On the demand by the Andhra Pradesh government to grant special status
to the state, Raju said: “This is a critical subject. The Chief Ministers of
Tamil Nadu and Orissa are opposing (the demand). If Union government considers
the special status demand for Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Ministers of other
states will also demand the same”.
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