The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will be constructing an ultra modern Technical Block and a Control Tower at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, officials informed.
It is already in the process of expanding airport infrastructure on the air side considering rise in air traffic at the Airport.
Notably, with a view to improving quality of service and amenities for passengers, AAI is planning to develop land parcels of approximately 80 acres around the new integrated terminal of Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur.
It believes that development of the city side of the airport would make the region an ‘economic hub’ with exceptional connectivity, officials informed.
The city side development of the airport envisages setting up of hotels and convention centers with an ‘Airport Commercial District’ which would also include ‘Airport Business District’, and a host of world-class passenger convenience amenities among others.
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry is also mulling over plans to introduce Air India flights between Ranchi and Raipur soon, official sources informed.Notably, the national carrier has already launched flights on Bhopal-Raipur-Pune sector. Notably, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India, Ashwani lohani had called on Chief Minister Raman Singh here on April 30 last year.
In a discussion held with lohani, Chief Minister Raman Singh had informed him that the State is developing fast and many national-level institutions are operating in Raipur.
“The State has witnessed quantum growth in industrial activity which had resulted in phenomenal rise in the number of air travellers”, he had informed.
The Chief Minister also assured that if Air India wants to develop a ‘principal hub’ for its small aircraft fleet traffic in Raipur, then the Chhattisgarh government will extend all possible help.Chhattisgarh is among the six states including Puducherry now which have so far signed MoU with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for promoting Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), officials informed.Notably the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation is in the process of signing of MoU with State Governments to ensure their commitment and support to regional air transport operations by providing concessions as required under the RCS for making it successful.