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Quote:Odisha Government writes to AAI for upgradation of Rourkela airport

The development comes in wake of the recent meeting between Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Express News Service
Updated on:
17 Feb 2025, 9:29 pm
2 min read

ROURKELA: The Transport department has sent a proposal to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to upgrade Rourkela airport for 4C 1 CAT IFR operation.

The development comes in wake of the recent meeting between Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

In a letter to AAI chairman Vipin Kumar dated February 15, principal secretary to Commerce and Transport department Usha Padhee said the government of Odisha has proposed to upgrade the Rourkela airport of SAIL suitable for 4C CAT 1 IFR operation considering the growth of the city. In this regard, basic details were worked out by the Directorate of Aviation.

Padhee said it is requested to kindly design a master plan and conduct an OLS survey based on the proposed master plan. The cost involved in preparation of master plan and OLS survey would be borne by the state government.

The proposed master plan envisages expansion of the runway to 2,700 metre in length and 45 metre in width with doppler very high frequency omni range (DVOR) and CAT 1 ILS for operation of big body aircraft like Airbus 320/B737 during day and night.

AAI defines CAT 1 operation as a precision instrument approach and landing with a decision height not lower than 60 m (200 ft) and with either a visibility not less than 800 m or a runway visual range not less than 550 m. The expansion of the airport requires 278 acre of land of SAIL and 44 acre of private land.

Last Saturday, Jual had a long meeting with the CM in presence of additional chief secretary NB Dhal and principal secretaries of five departments including Revenue and Disaster Management, Industries and Transport.

In a post on X, Jual said he had a productive meeting with the CM and senior officials, focusing on development of Rourkela airport and expansion of RSP. The discussion centered on strengthening infrastructure, enhancing connectivity and accelerating regional growth.

During the two-hour-long meeting, Jual reportedly apprised the CM about the urgent need for removing land hurdles for expeditious implementation of both the key expansion plans.

For expansion of Rourkela airport, SAIL has to surrender its land to the state government. The expansion of RSP from the present 4.5 MTPA to 9.30 MTPA has been stalled as the earmarked 1,200 acre of SAIL land is under encroachment.

See below about final location survey.

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Following is from a facebook post.

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From https://x.com/OdishaRail/status/18873672...82/photo/1

The pictures on the left are on two proposed connection lines: Salegaon-Paradip and Bairithengarh-Ratnagiri

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From https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/n...ir-1859540

Quote:The Central Government has officially granted the prestigious 'National Fair' status to Odisha’s iconic Baliyatra, a historic trade fair held annually in Cuttack. This recognition was announced on Thursday by Union minister for culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Road Transportation and Highways: 2.72 lakh crores

Railways: 2.65 lakh crores

Railway budget broken down by states:

• Maharashtra: 23,778  crore
  
• Uttar Pradesh 19,858 crore
  
• Gujarat 17,155 crore
  
• Madhya Pradesh 14,745 crore
  
• W. Bengal 13,955 crore
  
• Odisha 10,599 crore
  
• Northeast 10,440  crore
  
• Bihar 10,066 crore
  
• Rajasthan  9,960 crore
  
• Andhra 9,417 crores
  
• Karnataka 7,559 crore
  
• Jharkhand 7,302 crore
  
• Chhattisgarh 6,925 crore
  
• Tamil Nadu 6,626 crores
  
• Punjab 5,421 crore
  
• Telangana  5,337 crore
  
• Uttarakhand 4,641 crore
  
• Haryana 3,416 crore
  
• Kerala: 3,042 crores
  
• Himachal Pradesh 2,716 crore
  
• Delhi 2,593 crore
  
• J & K  844 crore
  
• Goa Rs 482 crore
  

See https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/forum-383.html

See https://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth...hi-highway

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Go to https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/forum-381.html

From https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068800645211

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