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#1 ·
Now that the cabinet has approved the Navi Mumbai Airport,it deserves a thread of its own to chronicle its progress.


NEW DELHI: With air traffic projected to grow significantly in Mumbai, the government has on Thursday cleared a proposal to develop a second airport at Navi Mumbai.

The new airport will be developed as a greenfield project through public-private partnership, like the ones being developed at Hyderabad and Bangalore. The Union Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, gave its approval to the proposal of the civil aviation ministry, finance minister P Chidambaram told reporters here.

Official sources said the civil aviation ministry would now set up a steering committee, comprising officials of the Maharashtra government, the ministry, Airports Authority of India and City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) of the state for co-ordination and allocation of resources.

This committee will oversee the structure and implementation of the project, including funding proposal, preparation of tender and other documents, bidding and selection of the strategic partner.
In the new airport project, the first right of refusal has been granted to the Mumbai International Airport (MIAPL) which is developing the existing airport.

The grant of this right means that only if MIAPL says it is not interested in developing the second airport, will some other party be called. The provision is part of the state support agreement executed with the MIAPL as the proposed new airport would come up within 150 km of the existing one. Projections show that air traffic in Mumbai would grow to 27.5 million per annum (mpa) around 2010, 40 mpa by 2015 and 80 mpa by 2026.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will not be able to cater to this massive growth, despite the ongoing restructuring process. The existing airport will be fully saturated by 2013, according to forecasts.

After the Maharashtra government proposed a site in Navi Mumbai to develop this airport, a techno-feasibility study was conducted by Cidco.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) also carried out a detailed simulation study to ensure conflict-free operation at both the existing and new airports.

The ICAO said if the appropriate air traffic management procedures are in place, simultaneous operation of both Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports was feasible.

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The countdown to Navi Mumbai International Airport:**

  • Pre feasibility study done in 1996
  • Techno-economic feasibility study completed in 1999-2000
  • Proposal submitted to Central Government in 2001
  • ICAO simulation study done in 2006
  • Cabinet's in-principal approval comes on May 31, 2007
  • Consultant to be appointed for preparation of DPR
  • Union Government's approval to CIDCO's DPR will follow
  • Suggestions from Civil Aviation department will come upon which airport design will be updated
  • Role of CIDCO and AAI to be formulated for actual implementation and the action plan will be readied
  • The acquisition of remaining land will start and rehabilitation of affected people will follow
  • Next is bidding and work order through a global bid
  • Actual construction work expected to begin by next year


Please post all news updates regarding the new airport here

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* - Sourced from TOI
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#136 ·
TOI: Rivers have to change course for new airport

Rivers have to change course for new airport

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) will have to change the course of two rivers, the Ulwe and the Gadhi, and reclaim an island called Waghivli to construct the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport.

Cidco, entrusted with the task of constructing the airport, has asked the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) in Khadakwasla to study how five rivers, including the Ulwe and the Gadhi, and the Panvel Creek that flow in the region can affect the airport. The CWPRS is studying the tide levels at different times and will submit its report in the next four months.

Cidco chief engineer and the man in charge of the airport project, Satyendu Sinha, confirmed that the course of the Ulwe and the Gadhi would have to be altered significantly. Sinha also said embankments would have to be constructed on the three other rivers-the Kasadi, the Kalundri and the Taloja-flowing through the region.

The CWPRS has suggested that the Ulwe should be diverted as its flow comes in the way of the proposed airstrip. "Cidco will have to cut a hillock and construct a tunnel to create a channel for the Ulwe," a CWPRS officer said. But environmentalists feel there is a high possibility of the tunnel eventually getting blocked and causing floods.

Waghivli is part of the 1,140 hectares earmarked by Cidco for the airport. CWPRS officials say only 10 families stay on the island and it gets submerged partially during heavy rains. The island will have to be reclaimed and levelled.

But there is another roadblock, which comes in the form of certain environment rules that Cidco officials are worried about as they may affect the airport.

The Union ministry of environment and forests initially turned down the project earlier this year, prompting chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The Union government then came up with a new directive, under the draft notification of the Coastal Zone Management Authority, which exempted airports. But the fact remains that Cidco will also violate the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975, if it goes ahead with its plans.

Cidco managing director G S Gill admitted to TOI that the two rivers needed to be "trained". "We are eagerly waiting for the environmental clearances so that we can start the project on time and finish the first phase by 2012. The environmentalists are raising a ruckus about the mangroves but only 115 hectares of mangroves need to be chopped and we are also willing to replant the mangroves," Gill said.

But the fears refuse to go. Panvel Municipal Council civil engineer Sanjay Katekar said, "There is an apprehension among people that Panvel will face flooding when the airport comes up. Besides training the rivers, a governm ent report also suggests construction of a dam closer to Panvel to prevent water from Matheran from flooding the area."

The Navi Mumbai airport will cost over Rs 10,000 crore and has been on the planning board for a decade. Cidco has
appointed a US-based firm as consultant to draw up the global bid document and a detailed project report.

The capacity of the existing airport at Santa Cruz will be saturated in 4-5 years and it has no scope for expansion. Passenger traffic is growing at an average 25% annually and more than 37 million passengers are projected to use the current airport by 2010.

The Santa Cruz airport cannot afford a parallel runway either because of space constraints. All these factors make the development of the Navi Mumbai airport critical.
 
#137 ·
Second Airport

I work near Heathrow airport UK, we have got Gatewick, Stansted & Luton airport all serving London, but still they want more runways and terminals, which most people oppose, I hope that the new airport at Navi Mumbai is constructed properly first time.:eek:hno:
 
#138 ·
FE: Tendering on for Mumbai airport

Tendering on for Mumbai airport

The much awaited Navi Mumbai airport is on track and the tendering process being carried out by various governmental Maharashtra state bodies and other stakeholders will be over by March 2009, minister of civil aviation, Praful Patel said on Monday. Construction of the airport should start immediately thereafter.

The state-owned City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) which is the prevailing authority behind the ambitious Greenfield airport project started the process of inviting bids sometime in early 2008.

Cidco has appointed a US-based firm as consultant to draw up the global bid document and a detailed project report. The capacity of the existing airport at Santa Cruz will be saturated in 4-5 years and it has no scope for expansion. Passenger traffic is growing at an average 25% annually and more than 37 million passengers are projected to use the current airport by 2010.

The Santa Cruz airport cannot afford a parallel runway either because of space constraints. All these factors make the development of the Navi Mumbai airport critical.

The Navi Mumbai Airport is necessary if Mumbai wants to keep pace with growth in aviation traffic. It is expected to absorb around 10 million passengers in its first operational year which is expected to be 2012. This is then expected to double to 20 million by 2020 and 40 million by 2030.

Like other Greenfield airports coming up across the country, the one at Navi Mumbai would also take the public-private partnership route so that CIDCO will ultimately hold only 26% equity in the project.

Civil aviation minister Praful Patel has said earlier that the proposed greenfield airport would come up by 2012 and have a capacity to handle nearly 55 million passengers, annually. The airport is to come up on over 2,750 acres of land at the Copra-Panvel area of Navi Mumbai, with 74% equity participation by the private sector. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), the government of Maharashtra and Cidco will hold the remainder.

The percentage of profits that it will take from the airport is yet unclear but is expected to be similar to the model followed by the Delhi and Mumbai airports.
 
#139 ·
I am just wondering if Mumbai wants to get really advanced and developed, why not create an underground Tunnel from the Juhu Airport to the Andheri Airport.

They can make another Terminal and the runway can be extended to an extend such that the planes can also land on there. Now if the people want to transport to the other terminal, they can do that by the underground tunnel (that could run upto 50 mph) and then take the connecting flight. This way we don't have to waste shit load of money connecting other airport by New Bombay. Instead we can create a swanky new terminal itself which can be another International Terminal.

For example: This terminal can include limited foreign flights and the other terminal can include the rest of the flights. This way, they don't have to worry about space and the planes don't need to hover over the airport for 15 minutes. Also this will make sure that the airport is situated within the city, not too far away.

What say, what u guys think?
 
#140 · (Edited)
^Not sure what you mean by "Andheri Airport", I'm guessing you meant CSIA.

And the plan you suggest isn't anywhere near feasible. Do you realize what it would take to build a tunnel all the way from the Juhu Airport to Terminal 1A? I'm talking about the shortest distance here. You would run into a host of problems with the water table being so high and not to mention the cost of digging a tunnel through there. And underneath all those exisiting strictures and the western express highway.

And you should read a thing or two about airport planning before you say that Mumbai won't need an another airport if they just build a new terminal, well in fact, that's what the plan is, to expand part of Terminal 2 and demolish the rest and so there'll be a brand new T2. However, look at how CSIA is laid out and you'll notice why it cannot be expanded much, even after all the slums have been removed. There is no way CSIA alone can handle more than 40 million passengers without having mass congestion after the current plans have been carried out.
 
#144 ·
MM: Work on new airport may not begin for another 2 years

Work on new airport may not begin for another 2 years

The proposed airport in Navi Mumbai could face further delays as the Centre is yet to fix the setback line, or a point beyond which no construction will be allowed on the side facing the sea, across India.

The proposed airport is close to the Arabian Sea and needs to comply with Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules, which it doesn’t and hence has not been cleared by the Centre.

The state government is nevertheless hopeful as the Centre had in May announced that it would replace CRZ rules with Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) norms that, when enforced, would allow construction of the airport.

The problem is that CMZ will not come into force till the Union environment ministry fixes the setback line and till then the state government cannot go ahead with the airport project. It is understood that the process of fixing the setback line will take two years while CIDCO, which is implementing the airport project, had planned to begin construction next year.

The existing airport at Santacruz is clearly unable to meet the growing needs of air travellers, the state government is desperate to get the Navi Mumbai project off the ground.

T C Benjamin, principal secretary (urban development) said Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh had last week personally written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting that the Centre either amend the CRZ norms to allow construction of the proposed airport or keep the needs of the project in mind while fixing the setback line.

Also, at a recent meeting of all chief secretaries, the Maharashtra government had asked the Centre to take the views of coastal states while fixing the setback line.

The state government is convinced that the project is very crucial, as the Santacruz airport doesn’t have sufficient parking bays and the spurt in air traffic in recent years has resulted in delays and wastage of fuel while aircraft wait for permission to land.

Deepak Kapoor, joint managing director, CIDCO, said, “We have requested the Centre to deal with issues related to Navi Mumbai airport separately so that the project is expedited. In this regard, Union environment secretary Vijay Sharma recently visited the airport site.”
 
#149 ·
Mumbai second to Paris on Net check-ins



MUMBAI: If you thought that air passengers use the internet only to book tickets, then think again. The use of web check-in and self-service check
-in is on the rise at Mumbai airport. In fact, a global survey says that the percentage of passengers at Mumbai airport who use these facilities is much higher than any other airport in the world.

In a global survey carried out at six of the world’s busiest airports across five continents, the passengers of Mumbai airport have clearly indicated that selfservice check-in and web check-in is growing in popularity. According to the SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey, the use of self-service check-in at Mumbai (28.7%) rivals that of one of mainland Europe’s main gateways—Paris Charles De Gaulle (29.9%).

But significantly, Mumbai leads all six airports when it comes to web check-in with a score of 19.3% just ahead of Atlanta (18%). Though Mumbai scores high percentage-wise, it may be noted that when it comes to actual numbers, Mumbai would be far behind airports like Atlanta, for instance, as the sheer volume of passengers the latter handles is much higher than what Mumbai does.

The survey takes an in-depth look at the attitudes and habits of a representative sample of the 232m passengers who use six of the world’s busiest airports across five continents: Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta; Mumbai International; Charles de Gaulle, Paris; Moscow Domodedovo; Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil; and Johannesburg O R Tambo International Airport. The data is extracted from interviews with 2,143 passengers from over 60 countries travelling on over 100 airlines, conducted at the departure gates earlier this year.

The survey found that 61.7% of Mumbai passengers made online bookings, which was ahead of all other surveyed airports except the world’s busiest, Atlanta, where 73.4% booked online. Only 19.7% of respondents interviewed at Mumbai airport had never used online booking. Among those who did use online booking when it was available, 30% found it cheaper to book offline, 28% did not have a credit card; and 20% had no internet access. Ease of use and time saved were the main reasons cited for online booking.

Maneesh Jaikrishna, SITA director for India and South Asia, said: "This survey confirms that self-service is here to stay with potential for truly explosive growth in emerging markets." He added that despite low internet penetration in India, almost 20% of passengers at the country’s largest airport—Mumbai, that is—are using the web to check-in.

"The survey demonstrates that Indian travellers are among the most technologically savvy. Globally, 93% of the passengers surveyed were carrying a mobile device,’’ he added.

However, the major obstacles to selfservice check-in adoption were lack of availability of self-service for a particular flight (27.5%). Besides, 24.7% could not tell if self-service check-in was available.
 
#152 ·
I think CIDCO should develop Navi Mumbai International Airport as a hub rather than a destination airport, so that passengers bound for other countries can connect through NMIA.

Most of the successful airports (LHR, Hong Kong, Singapore, CDG, etc.) have made profits through this.
 
#153 ·
ET: Navi Mumbai airport to be completed by 2012: Deshmukh

Navi Mumbai airport to be completed by 2012: Deshmukh

MUMBAI: The greenfield international airport in neighbouring Navi Mumbai would be completed by 2012, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said here on Thursday.

The Central Government has given its approval for the project, Deshmukh told reporters on the sidelines of a book release function in Mantralaya.

Clearance has also been obtained from the Environment Ministry and global tenders for the project would be issued next year, he said.
 
#162 ·
Technically the airport can be moved inland. However, one must take into consideration two factors.

1) Any inland enroachment for airport would mean an upheaval of farmland sacrificed for the airport. Now I know our brothers outside of India may think farming is such ohh so passe - BUT - if you consider Greater Mumbais major food source (vegetables, rice, local fruits) these come from the agricultural belt which is inland. You kill that food source and displace the farmers - and you have a socio economic impact on hand before you pronounce the N of NM Airport.

2) Any further inward movement would also mean choosing the RIGHT location for the proposed airport. There is a complex jigsaw of land built up into small townships and the spread is huge (thanks to the FSI ratio ). Then you have issues like rivers, small and medium dams, reservoirs to take into consideration. Move any further away from these natural environmental factors, then you have the hills that CAN contribute to windshear and other approach related issues (remember, occurance of major thunderstorms happen the MOST near the ridge lines that line much of the lowland of Greater Mumbai).

3) Geological studies too need to be done on any flat land that is ideal (barring agricultural / nautical implications). The porosity, ground table, rock structure, possible fault lines etc need to be studied as well.

Finding flat land and building an airport is easy, however there are more complex technical issues apart from monetary issues. You have total travel time FROM the airport TO the city to consider. The farther away you move, the more infrastructure you need to build (Roads / dedicated airport rail line ), feeder services for transport, etc, etc, etc.

Panvel was and still IS an ideal location as also suggested by the ICAO. Aeronautical studies, thermal impact, topography, geological studies were done and the site was approved according to the last information from them to students of Aviation Management. However, the biggest stumbling block to any development in Maharashtra, are sadly (and resorting to cliche) are, people like V.Deshmukh and politicians of his ilk.

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#164 ·
most of the land required for the current site is under cidco control. if they want to change the location they will have to acquire land from farmers or the reliance sez. both are not going to be easy

also this site is relatively close to south bombay and the planned nhava-sewri link. moving it inland would increase the distances

finally, the area around this site is flat. move inland and you have the trouble of the rising ghats
 
#165 ·
TOI: Taking off at Navi Mumbai

Taking off at Navi Mumbai

The Greenfield Airport in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, could well be one of India's biggest airports, if one has to take into account the area and traffic handling projections. Though the total project area will be 20.53sq km, the built-up area will be 11.4sq km.

Currently, CIDCO is in possession of 11.53 sq km of land -57 per cent of the total land required. "The remaining area will be used for access roads, channels, creek diversions, and other allied facilities for the airport. More than 2.5sq km of area will be claimed by removing hillocks, straightening two rivers, and replanting mangroves along the creek,'' a CIDCO official told TOI.

The cost of the project is pegged at Rs 4,056 but in all likelihood, it will go up to Rs 6,000 crore. The internal rate of return, calculated for the airport, is 16 per cent, said an official. The central government has estimated that since the year 2000, there has been a 20 per cent increase in Mumbai's air passenger and cargo traffic. The numbers are expected to rise with a passenger flow of 64 million by the year 2030-31.

Mumbai's current airport is expected to reach saturation point by 2012, and the new airport, say officials, should be operational by year 2015.

The Navi Mumbai airport will have two runways, along with two full-length taxi ways on either side. It will have the capacity to handle up to 50 aircrafts a day, and the aerodrome has been designed to accommodate large aircrafts like the Air Bus 380.

Louis Berger, a US consultant, who is instrumental in the designing and construction of airports in Bangkok, New Jersey and Mexico, will be overseeing the project. Though the project has received an environmental clearance from the Union Forest and Environment Ministry, the notification has not been issued. The first phase is expected to be functional by 2012.
 
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