<p>Chennai: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aai">Airports Authority of India (AAI)</a> is likely to complete by the end of February its detailed study of two locations shortlisted by the Tamil Nadu government to house an exclusive airport for Hosur. Once the report on the feasibility of housing the facility on the surveyed sites, Tamil Nadu will take a final call on the location for the greenfield airport. </p><p>Sources in the know told DH that the AAI, at the request of the Tamil Nadu government, is undertaking field visits to the two sites, including villages close to the private airport owned by Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Limited (TAAL) in Belagondapalli on Thali road. </p><p>“Tamil Nadu government proposed five sites identified by it for a study to the AAI which submitted a report on all locations. Since three locations weren’t suitable for building an airport, the government chose two sites and asked the AAI to conduct a detailed study. This study is on,” the source added.</p>.AAI customer satisfaction survey: Khajuraho emerges best airport in Madhya Pradesh, 8th nationwide.<p>The current study will cover various aspects, including the air space, the extent of the land owned by the government, and whether any defence establishments are located in proximity, among others. </p><p>“The AAI will submit a detailed report listing the positives and negatives of each site. The state government will assess the report and choose one site positively. The decision on the site is likely to be taken in about a month’s time,” another source said. </p><p>Separately, the Tamil Nadu government has asked for details of the government land available in the two sites and the extent of private land that may be acquired for the project. </p><p>The government is going ahead with shortlisting the sites to house the airport as it believes building a new facility will take at least six to seven years and by then, the concessionaire agreement might expire. </p><p>The sources also said the TN government has been in touch with BIAL for the past three years and might be willing to work with it. </p><p>The development comes seven months after Chief Minister M K Stalin on June 27 announced in the Assembly that Hosur will get an airport of its own spread over an area of 2,000 acres to handle about 3 crore passengers a year. The new airport, once commissioned, will have a single runway. </p><p>The new airport in Hosur is also likely to cater to people living in many areas of south Bengaluru due to its proximity to Tamil Nadu town. The Tamil Nadu government’s move also comes close on the heels of Karnataka mulling a second airport for Bengaluru near Tumakuru. </p><p>Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu had on Monday told Rajya Sabha that the Tamil Nadu government has been actively pursuing building an airport in Hosur but termed the concessionaire agreement that the Centre signed with BIAL that no airport should come up within a radius of 150 km till 2033 as tricky. </p><p>He also proposed that the Bangalore International Airport Limited, Tamil Nadu government, and the Centre sit across the table to come out with a solution. </p><p>Hosur is home to about 500 big industries and 3,000 MSMEs and now hosts Tata Electronics Private Limited, a key supplier of Cupertino-based Apple Inc. and electric vehicle majors like Ola, Ather, Simple Energy, and TVS motor company. </p>
<p>Chennai: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aai">Airports Authority of India (AAI)</a> is likely to complete by the end of February its detailed study of two locations shortlisted by the Tamil Nadu government to house an exclusive airport for Hosur. Once the report on the feasibility of housing the facility on the surveyed sites, Tamil Nadu will take a final call on the location for the greenfield airport. </p><p>Sources in the know told DH that the AAI, at the request of the Tamil Nadu government, is undertaking field visits to the two sites, including villages close to the private airport owned by Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Limited (TAAL) in Belagondapalli on Thali road. </p><p>“Tamil Nadu government proposed five sites identified by it for a study to the AAI which submitted a report on all locations. Since three locations weren’t suitable for building an airport, the government chose two sites and asked the AAI to conduct a detailed study. This study is on,” the source added.</p>.AAI customer satisfaction survey: Khajuraho emerges best airport in Madhya Pradesh, 8th nationwide.<p>The current study will cover various aspects, including the air space, the extent of the land owned by the government, and whether any defence establishments are located in proximity, among others. </p><p>“The AAI will submit a detailed report listing the positives and negatives of each site. The state government will assess the report and choose one site positively. The decision on the site is likely to be taken in about a month’s time,” another source said. </p><p>Separately, the Tamil Nadu government has asked for details of the government land available in the two sites and the extent of private land that may be acquired for the project. </p><p>The government is going ahead with shortlisting the sites to house the airport as it believes building a new facility will take at least six to seven years and by then, the concessionaire agreement might expire. </p><p>The sources also said the TN government has been in touch with BIAL for the past three years and might be willing to work with it. </p><p>The development comes seven months after Chief Minister M K Stalin on June 27 announced in the Assembly that Hosur will get an airport of its own spread over an area of 2,000 acres to handle about 3 crore passengers a year. The new airport, once commissioned, will have a single runway. </p><p>The new airport in Hosur is also likely to cater to people living in many areas of south Bengaluru due to its proximity to Tamil Nadu town. The Tamil Nadu government’s move also comes close on the heels of Karnataka mulling a second airport for Bengaluru near Tumakuru. </p><p>Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu had on Monday told Rajya Sabha that the Tamil Nadu government has been actively pursuing building an airport in Hosur but termed the concessionaire agreement that the Centre signed with BIAL that no airport should come up within a radius of 150 km till 2033 as tricky. </p><p>He also proposed that the Bangalore International Airport Limited, Tamil Nadu government, and the Centre sit across the table to come out with a solution. </p><p>Hosur is home to about 500 big industries and 3,000 MSMEs and now hosts Tata Electronics Private Limited, a key supplier of Cupertino-based Apple Inc. and electric vehicle majors like Ola, Ather, Simple Energy, and TVS motor company. </p>