Kannur International Airport | Site Preparation

[saurabh85]

Do we really need a thread for every new airport that comes up???

[sanjupalayat]

Originally Posted by saurabh85

Do we really need a thread for every new airport that comes up???

This is an international airport which is goin to come up at kannur, so its relevant here.....so dont worry my friend....

[killerk]

Originally Posted by saurabh85

Do we really need a thread for every new airport that comes up???

Yes we do!!

[Aslesh]

Originally Posted by saurabh85

Do we really need a thread for every new airport that comes up???

No here we need threads for old airports only. Since 100s of international airports are coming in India it will be a total mess here. So please move this thread back to Kerala forum.

[arijeetb]

Originally Posted by saurabh85

Do we really need a thread for every new airport that comes up???

No, we don't. There is no render available, no significant approvals and surely does not deserve to be in the Airports thread at this point in time. This should go to the projects folder.

[Aslesh]

Here is the executive summary. http://www.kannurairport.org/pdf/exe_summary.pdf

They have a master plan and even made conceptual plans for passenger terminal building. Only thing is its not available for the public. Will post it here when its available.

[kolkatausa]

when is this project getting implemented? will it have aerobridges? Kerala getting two international airport seems great.

[arijeetb]

Originally Posted by kolkatausa

when is this project getting implemented? will it have aerobridges? Kerala getting two international airport seems great.

Kerala already has three intl airports at TVM, Cochin & Calicut.

[sudheeshnairs]

Guys, chill out.

Kannur Airport is different from other Airports being developed by AAI since the business model is yet to be finalised. It was a surprise that many AAI Airports sprung up in different corners of India in no time, and it is funded by AAI. It will not happen easily in the case of Kannur since it would be a PPP Model. Govt has to float tenders and find a private partner who would invest money to develop the Airport. Renders and other things will follow only after that. We had earlier seen that the Leela group had evinced interest. In these times of recession, we have to wait and watch.

[Aslesh]

Is there any rule that airport thread should have renderings posted in the first post itself? I didn't see any renderings in Navi Mumbai Airport thread.

Here land acquisition is nearing completion. Being a private airport renderings wont be available in the initial stage. Its the job of the successful private partner to make all those things. KINFRA has already made a masterplan and the location of runway, terminals are already fixed and land is being acquired based on that. The only thing is masterplan has not appeared in any media for us to post here. When its available it will be definitely posted. The master plan is not even a private document. Its already presented in land holders meeting. It is based on which they are giving away their land. I couldn't attend those meeting since I am not a land holder. But there is no need of questions like whether this will happen or not?

[Aslesh]

Proposal for appointing technical, financial and legal consultants for assisting in the selection of joint venture partner(s) for the implementation of the Kannur International Airport Project.

Proposals received for
technical consultancy service

1. MIR- Transystem Corporation, Kochi

2 . Mott MacDonald, Mumbai

3. Parsons Brinckerhoff International Inc.
New Delhi

4. STUP Consultants Pvt.Ltd., Mumbai

5. Wilbur Smith Associates, Bangkok

Proposals received for
financial consultancy service

1. Axis Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad

2. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt.Ltd (DTTIPL)., Mumbai

3. Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon

4. Grant Thornton UK LLP, New Delhi

5. KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai


Proposals received for legal
consultancy service

1. Kochhar & Co., Advocates & Legal Consultants, New Delhi

2. M.V.KINI & Co. Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi

3. Udwadia & Udeshi, Solicitors & Advocates, Mumbai

The bids were opened on 3 March 2009 at KINFRA House, Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram in the presence of bidders, scrutiny in progress

http://www.kannurairport.org/index.php/currentstatus

[Ajithgs]

Kerala CM told the work of Kannur Airport will start this year. Happy news for North kerala people

[Aslesh]

Kannur airport: company to be floated



Special Correspondent



KANNUR: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said here on Monday that a company would be floated for mobilising investments for developing the proposed Kannur airport, near Mattannur, as a greenfield project with private participation.

Inaugurating the distribution of compensation for land acquired for the airport project at a function at Mattannur, Mr. Balakrishnan said the company would be floated this month and the work will begin this year. The private participation in the airport project sanctioned by the Union government would be in accordance with Central norms, he said adding that an Information Technology city and export and import facilities were also being planned as part of developing the airport. The proposed airport conceived as a project with private participation was being planned as a state-of-the-art facility, he added.

Stating that the proposed airport here would be the fourth international airport in the State, the Minister said the government was also going ahead with the plan to develop infrastructure facilities required for the airport. While the road from here to the airport site would be developed into a six-lane road, the roads to Mattannur from Thalassery and other parts, including Vadakara would be elevated to four-lane highways. The State budget had already allocated Rs.25 crore for infrastructure development in addition to the budgetary allocation of Rs.52 crore under tourism development, he said.

Mr. Balakrishnan said the government would ensure that the Pazhassi reservoir would be renovated for ensuring availability of water to the proposed airport. He said Rs. 40 crore would be earmarked for plugging leaks in the shutters of the reservoir.

K.K. Shylaja, MLA, presided over the function. K.C. Joseph, MLA, was the chief guest.


http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/02/stor...0254050400.htm

[LaVogue]

Kannur airport works to begin this year

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Work on the Kannur Airport is expected to begin this year-end, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told the Assembly on Monday.

The Government also proposes to acquire 783 acres adjoining the 192 acres that have already been taken over for the project, he said. So far, the Government has spent Rs 3.89 crore through the KINFRA on the project. Between 1998 and 2001, Rs 8.03 crore was paid for acquiring land for the airport, he said.

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/s...%7CxOZ5Y=&SEO=

[krishnancv]

New Greenfield Airports at Pakyong in Sikkim, Shimoga, Gulbarga, Bijapur and Hassan in Karnataka are scheduled to come up in the next two years. Establsihment of airports at Navi Mumbai & Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Mopa in Goa, Kannur in Kerala, Durgapur in West Bengal, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh & Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh (for Cargo airport) have been accorded 'in-principle' approval.

source: http://indiaaviation.aero/news/index...65&newsId=2340

[Aslesh]

Land for airport by January
Kannur airport will be completed in three years, says Minister

Chief Secretary-led panel to monitor progress

‘There is no shortage of funds for land acquisition’


KANNUR: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who is also chairman of the Kannur Airport Action Committee, has said that the proposed greenfield airport will be a reality within three years once the acquisition of land near Mattannur is completed by January 2010.

Speaking at a seminar on airport development held here on Saturday, the Minister said that the government would constitute a high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary to monitor the progress of land acquisition and other activities to accelerate airport development.

Asserting that there was no shortage of funds for land acquisition, he said that Kinfra had already mobilised Rs.250 crore for the procedure. The airport is envisaged as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project with the government and the private partners having 24 per cent and 76 per cent stakes respectively.
Company registration

The Minister announced that the government had given permission for the registration of a company, Kannur International Airport Ltd., to be floated for the development of the airport. The Tourism Secretary, Managing Director of Kinfra and the Kannur Airport Special Officer would be directors of the company, he said, adding that the company registration would be completed this month.

Efforts to find out private partners through global tender proceedings would begin after land was acquired, he said. He said that the government would favour companies that would protect the State’s interests.
Adalat for complaints

As per the present schedule, 485 hectares of land would be taken possession of by Kinfra by the end of this year, the Minister said.

There were also plans to hold special adalat to clear hurdles pertaining to land acquisition. Issues that could not be settled at the District Collector level would be cleared by the government. A high level meeting on the airport would be held in Thiruvananthapuram on October 6, he said.

The Minister also said that the government planned to form a consortium to involve agencies such as the Airport Authority of India and the Infrastructures Kerala Ltd. as stakeholders in the airport project. District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan said that the work for developing infrastructural facilities to the airport would also be taken up simultaneously.
Bypass roads

Kannur-Mattannur, Thalassery-Mattannur, Payyannur-Mattannur, Wayanad-Mattannur, Thalassery-Mahe bypass roads too would be developed, he said adding that the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre had been entrusted with the study of the road projects.

An amount of Rs.50 crore had been allocated for the projects in this year’s budget, he said.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stor...0455140500.htm

[Aslesh]

Kannur airport work from March
Land acquisition process to be completed by February

NATPAC to submit report on constructing roads

Thalassery to be developed as heritage site

KANNUR: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac said here on Tuesday that the work on construction of the Kannur airport would begin in March next after completing the ongoing land acquisition process by February.

Talking to reporters after attending a review meeting of the Kannur Airport Action Committee at the Collectorate Conference Hall, the Ministers said the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) would be asked to submit a study report on developing roads to the proposed airport, near Mattannur. The land acquisition process included taking possession of land for developing seven roads to the airport, they said.

Mr. Balakrishnan, who is chairman of the committee, and Dr. Isaac said arrangements would be made to ensure supply of drinking water to the airport project site. Leakages in the Pazhassi dam would be repaired for the purpose. They said a project for airport-related infrastructure development had been finalised.

Asked whether the financial crisis in Dubai would adversely affect investment prospects of the airport project, Dr. Isaac said the government had no anxiety about completing the project within the stipulated time limit.

They said a master plan would be prepared to develop Thalassery into a heritage circuit linking heritage sites in the nearby areas, including Fort St. Angelo and the Arakkal and Chirakkal palaces. The comprehensive master plan would also explore the potential of the Kannur airport, tourism and Information Technology.

A detailed documentation on the heritage sites in the area would also be completed, they said.

The Ministers said the work on the 1-km pathway being developed as part of developing Thalassery into a heritage town would begin in the beginning of the next financial year.

Kannur Airport special officer V. Thulasidaran; Tourism special secretary V. Venu; District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan; Kinfra managing director S. Ramnath; and Apparel Park managing director U. Krishnakumar; attended the review meeting.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/02/stor...0253120300.htm

[Aslesh]

Excerpts from the updated Kannur airport website.

Highlights

The Airport will have a runway length of 3400 meters. The orientation of the runway is 07/25, which permits obstacle free approach. The airport is expected to have an annual traffic of more than 1 million international passengers and above 0.3 million domestic passengers as per 2009-2010 estimate.
http://www.kannurairport.org/index.php/airport

3. Land

An extent of 722 acres has been acquired for Kannur International Airport project as on 10 February 2010, out of 1284 acres notified.

4(1) Notification for additional land of 783 acres has been published. Three Land Acquisition units are on the job.

5. Formation of Special Purpose Vehicle

A Company fully owned by the Government of Kerala called "Kannur International Airport Limited" has been formed. The first Board meeting of the Company was held on 18 December 2009.
http://www.kannurairport.org/index.php/currentstatus

[su_hyd]

I hope big guns like GMR , L&T, GVK.... get a chance to build this Airport. Three years is too long to build this size project and someone like GMR can build this airport in 18 months.

Also, it would be wise to package all enable instrucature (ex: roads leading to airport) along with aiport as single a package so that the whole thing get ready on the same day.

Only if AP state has awarded 11 KM expressway leading to Hyderabad Airort to GRM, the expressway would have been completed in record time with world class quality.

Originally Posted by Aslesh

Excerpts from the updated Kannur airport website.

Highlights

The Airport will have a runway length of 3400 meters. The orientation of the runway is 07/25, which permits obstacle free approach. The airport is expected to have an annual traffic of more than 1 million international passengers and above 0.3 million domestic passengers as per 2009-2010 estimate.
http://www.kannurairport.org/index.php/airport

3. Land

An extent of 722 acres has been acquired for Kannur International Airport project as on 10 February 2010, out of 1284 acres notified.

4(1) Notification for additional land of 783 acres has been published. Three Land Acquisition units are on the job.

5. Formation of Special Purpose Vehicle

A Company fully owned by the Government of Kerala called "Kannur International Airport Limited" has been formed. The first Board meeting of the Company was held on 18 December 2009.
http://www.kannurairport.org/index.php/currentstatus

[Aslesh]

Kannur airport to adopt Cial model for development
The state government has already acquired 60% of the land required for the airport project

Mumbai: Following the successful replication of the Cochin International Airport Ltd’s (Cial) holding structure by other airports, Kerala’s fourth international airport at Kannur will also see the state government’s holding in it capped at 49% and the balance stake parcelled among financial institutions, entrepreneurs and other entities.


Kannur International Airport director V. Thulasidas.

The Kerala government made a decision towards this in late February, said V. Thulasidas, special officer and director of Kannur International Airport Ltd (Kial), the company formed by the state government for the construction of the airport.
“Cochin airport’s model was (a) widely accepted model in the country and the state want(s) to cap pure government holding at 49%,” he said.

The Kerala government will form a consortium of public sector enterprises and other government-sponsored firms to pick stakes in the greenfield airport in north Kerala, said Thulasidas.

The state government will likely hold 24% and the public sector and government-sponsored firms 25%. The balance stake will go to private companies, high networth individuals and individuals.

No decision has been taken so far on a cap for shareholding by private investors. In Cial, the state government is the single largest shareholder with a 35% stake.

In a March report on the domestic civil aviation industry, global audit and consulting firm Ernst and Young had recommended a similar model. “The government could consider sharing the responsibility for development on non-operational airstrips and airports with state industrial development organizations, corporate and state governments,” it said.

Thulasidas, a former chairman and managing director of National Aviation Co. of India Ltd, which runs Air India, said the idea behind adopting the Cial model was to fast-track the commissioning of the construction and commercial operations, as it allows for faster selection of international partners.

“We are expecting to start airport construction by April-end and commercial operations by 2013,” he said.

The state government has already acquired 60% of the land required for the airport project. “We are expecting to complete land acquisition up to 85% by April-end. The remaining land is not critical for aeronautical operations, but for non-aeronautical functions,” Thulasidas said.

V.J. Kurien, chairman of the Spices Board of India, a trade body, and who was instrumental in forming Cial, said the Cochin airport model would be most suitable for Kial.

Thulasidas said the state government would initiate discussions with public sector enterprises, followed by talks with government sponsored firms.

Public sector enterprises that could be interested in picking up a stake in Kial include Cial, Kerala State Industrial Development Corp. Ltd, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd and Infrastructures Kerala Ltd, Thulasidas said.

The Kerala government had initially planned to opt for the greenfield airport models of Hyderabad and Bangalore, wherein the government forms a company and later adds joint venture partners through global bidding for 74% of the stake.

http://www.livemint.com/2010/03/1021...pt-Cial-m.html