THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) will prepare the feasibility study for the proposed feeder airport at Idukki. It will work on the techno-economic feasibility report (TEFR) and environmental impact assessment (EIA).
IFCI, a government of India-owned company, was selected after the state floated an expression of interest (EOI) and will be paid Rs 1.29 crore as fee. It was selected from among seven companies which responded to the EOI, including L& T Ramboll, KPMG, KITCO, RITES, Mott MacDonald and Knight Frank. The report will also look at the tourism potential of the project.
IFCI has been asked to submit the TEFR and EIA by May, which will be forwarded to the ministry of civil aviation for final clearance. "The ministry is pursuing a policy of giving approvals for greenfield airports once the state government offers the required land. A steering committee is looking into such applications from state governments and Idukki project is under the active consideration of the ministry for the in-principle approval," Union minister of state for civil aviation K C Venugopal told TOI. The defence ministry has cleared the project proposal and talks are on with the Planning Commission regarding the project which is being envisaged in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Once the PPP is set up, the project would be eligible for viability gap funding (VGF) offered by the Centre, which is up to 20% of the project cost. The government is also in talks with HUDCO for funds.
The government has zeroed in on land at Anakkara, close to Thekkady, for the proposed airport. The nearest air connectivity for the location at present is from Madurai (150 km) and Kochi (200 km).
The project is likely to improve the connectivity to hilly Idukki district and give a fillip to its tourism prospects. The proposed feeder airports at Idukki and Wayanad were initiated in the state budget last year, and finance minister had earmarked Rs 50 lakh each for the projects in the budget speech.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Industrial-Finance-Corporation-of-India-to-prepare-Idukki-airport-report/articleshow/18438116.cms
IFCI, a government of India-owned company, was selected after the state floated an expression of interest (EOI) and will be paid Rs 1.29 crore as fee. It was selected from among seven companies which responded to the EOI, including L& T Ramboll, KPMG, KITCO, RITES, Mott MacDonald and Knight Frank. The report will also look at the tourism potential of the project.
IFCI has been asked to submit the TEFR and EIA by May, which will be forwarded to the ministry of civil aviation for final clearance. "The ministry is pursuing a policy of giving approvals for greenfield airports once the state government offers the required land. A steering committee is looking into such applications from state governments and Idukki project is under the active consideration of the ministry for the in-principle approval," Union minister of state for civil aviation K C Venugopal told TOI. The defence ministry has cleared the project proposal and talks are on with the Planning Commission regarding the project which is being envisaged in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Once the PPP is set up, the project would be eligible for viability gap funding (VGF) offered by the Centre, which is up to 20% of the project cost. The government is also in talks with HUDCO for funds.
The government has zeroed in on land at Anakkara, close to Thekkady, for the proposed airport. The nearest air connectivity for the location at present is from Madurai (150 km) and Kochi (200 km).
The project is likely to improve the connectivity to hilly Idukki district and give a fillip to its tourism prospects. The proposed feeder airports at Idukki and Wayanad were initiated in the state budget last year, and finance minister had earmarked Rs 50 lakh each for the projects in the budget speech.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Industrial-Finance-Corporation-of-India-to-prepare-Idukki-airport-report/articleshow/18438116.cms
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