Progress on Jharsuguda airport
Jharsuguda, Jharsugurha, Jharsugurha- Brajarajnagar- Belpahar January 8th. 2009, 9:19pmFollowing is an excerpt from a report in Business Standard.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Union ministry of civil aviation will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Orissa government very soon for the development of a second airport in the state at Jharsuguda.
"We have already submitted the draft MoU to the state government and discussed the matter with the Orissa Chief Secretary for the development of the proposed airport at Jharsuguda", said PK Singhal, executive director, AAI (eastern region). At present, the state has only one full-fledged airport in Bhubaneswar.
He, however, said the commencement and completion of the new airport depends on the availability of land from the state government. Around 90 acres of land was required for the development of the airport at the industrial town of in south Orissa.
AAI would invest about Rs 80crore in the first phase of the project while the investment in the second phase would depend on the traffic of the airport, he stated.
… Singhal, however, ruled out any other proposal to develop or upgrade airstrips in the state to a full-fledged airport apart from Jharsuguda. “We have not received any other proposal from the government for the development of airport in the state apart from Jharsuguda", he said.
There are 16 airstrips and 12 helipads in the state for landing of aircrafts and helicopters.
There is also a plan to install radars in Jharsuguda. Following is an excerpt from a report in Hindu.
In a bid to strengthen security in the wake of Mumbai terror attack, Airport Authority of India will soon install three monopulse secondary surveillance radars (MSSR) in Orissa and West Bengal.
… The radars would be installed in Kolkata and Raniganj in West Bengal and Jharsuguda in Orissa for proper surveillance of aircraft moving in the region, Mr Singhal said.
At present only one MSSR is functioning here in Orissa’s Ganjam district since 1992.
The radar installed at Berhampur is capable of making surveillance up to 400 km in air path and functions without an airport, he said.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
The airport at Jharsuguda will not be economically viable(to Airlines and AAI in turn coz. AAI earns revenue from airlines) and will close down soon. I don’t understand why we are openign an airport in Jharsuguda. Apart from Bhubaneswar the other big cities in Orissa are Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Anugul etc. Jharsuguda does not even come in the list. THe population of Jharsuguda is merely between 1 lakh to 2 lakh. I think an airport is more needed in Rourkela.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
The airport at Jharsuguda will not be economically viable(to Airlines and AAI in turn coz. AAI earns revenue from airlines) and will close down soon. I don’t understand why we are openign an airport in Jharsuguda. Apart from Bhubaneswar the other big cities in Orissa is Rourkela where we have the airport and Indian Airlines flight use to flighy from there there are my big colleges, medical institutes and Rourkela Steel Plant. Jharsuguda does not even come in the list. THe population of Jharsuguda is merely between 1 lakh to 2 lakh. I think an airport is more needed in Rourkela. I hope govt. could accept the proposal given by AAI to Rourkela Steel Plant and Orissa Govt. I always use to go to Ranchi to fly Delhi or Mumbai as it will directly connect me to International Airport
July 13th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I think the government is thinking that Jharsuguda is close enough to Rourkela and Sambalpur that an airport there can not only cater to the population of Jharsuguda+Brajarajnagar+Belpahar (200K+) but also to the population of Sambalpur+Burla (300K+) which is 40 kms away and Rourkela (about 100 kms away, population 700K) and Sundergarh (35 km away, population 50K).
But until that is done and becomes feasible, the Rourkela airport should be running and even after that the Rourkela airport may still continue.
People in Rourkela should make this demand vociferously. Write to the CM at cmo@ori.nic.in . Also ask your other friends in Rourkela to make that demand.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
WHEN WILL THE MASTERPALN WILL BE OPEN AND WHEN WILL BE THE PROGRESS OF JHARSUGUDA THERES ONLY ONE ROAD STARTING FROM SARBAHAL TO BEHRAMAL NO EXTENSION OF ROAD DONE HERE IT TOO UNBELIVEABLE WHAT WILL HAPPEN A TIME WILL COME WHEN PEOPLE WILL WALK ABOVE ANOTHER PEOPLE SO MUCH TRAFFIC DAILY WE SEE 5 ACCIDENTS MINIMUM ITS LIKE DAILY WE SAW A SINGLE MOVIE FOR 5-10 MINUTES NO BODY DOES SOMETHING THE POLITITIANS ARE SITTING LIKE THAT THEY DONT KNOW THAT FROM OUR SUPPORT THEY ARE SITTING THERE IF WE MOVE THEY WILL FELL DOWN . SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING FAST C COMPANY
August 5th, 2009 at 9:48 am
hey its a grt news that jharsuguda is getting an airport,it w3as also needed bcoz of day by day increasing population of the town.the town is now well known as the industrial town of orissa and many industries like vedanta,bhusan are here,but the main prblm is of the road.govt should think regarding this matter.
August 16th, 2009 at 4:34 am
It is good that an Airport is being build for the people in and around the Jharsuguda and it is very much required ORISSA people are very happy for that and thankfull to the government who are away form the the state. It is not the question that is should be in Rourkela or Sambulpur. at least if we get down in any of the place we can reach to home town within 2 to 3 hrs.And if in Jharsuguda we can reach with 1 hr to Rourkela or Sambulpur.
Even we should be happy that the city is comming up. And we should think as Unity from the prospect of our state.
Now the main Question is that how long will it take to complete the construction of Airport. is there any dead line for the work to complete. please reply to the blog.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Its a good descision by the union Government as well as the state govt. to start functioning of airport at jharsuguda which is well connected with the other places of western orissa.Jharsuguda is well known for its industrialisation in the map of India, and now it is very important to give connectivity through air route.If this airport develops people of western orissa will be benefited as a whole and there will also be easy access to air transport system for the people who resides in the neighbouring city of jharsuguda such as Rourkela,sundergarh,Sambalpur,Bargarh,Bolangir,Kalahandi etc.Once this airportis started the Govt. will see the feasability itself.
December 31st, 2009 at 8:58 pm
The talk of an airport being set up at Jharsuguda is making rouds since last few years. But it has made little headway so far. I doubt even the land acquisition has been completed or not. Steps should be taken to expedite its work.
April 1st, 2010 at 1:52 am
i don’t know about the land acquisition but a boundary has been built around the airport…..i myself have gone there, private planes of vedanta and bhusan are regularly flying from jharsuguda, just hope it develops soon…………
April 1st, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Jharsuguda is best place for airport. Rourkela is a dead city now. All new business and rich people are around Jharsuguda. This place is growing like a HELL. More roads are needed.
Anyone knows if there is any progress on the airport
May 7th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Its a good descision by the union Government as well as the state govt. to start functioning of airport at jharsuguda which is well connected with the other places of western orissa.Jharsuguda is well known for its industrialisation in the map of India,If this airport develops people of western orissa will be benefited as a whole and there will also be easy access to air transport system for the people who resides in the neighbouring city of jharsuguda such as Rourkela,sundergarh,Sambalpur,Bargarh,Bolangir,Kalahandi etc.Once this airportis started the Govt. will see the feasability itself.
June 30th, 2010 at 4:12 am
Rourkela needs an airport, and it will have enough passengers to sustain profitability today. Airports are developed based on population so that they are viable – Its basic economics. However, if you look at the proposal by CM, it’s based on equal geographical distribution which makes good sense from a coverage point of view. It’s difficult to know what exactly he is thinking. The logic behind his thinking could be, if AAI develops these now, Orissa would get more airports in future. The way air travel is catching up, there will be airport in RKL, Berhampur, Anugul for sure. If the development is other way, the lesser known places would have to wait for a long time. May be well intended move for Orissa.
In any case the people of Rourkela needs to take interest and drive their demand with CM, SAIL CMD.
Orissa needs multiple metros to be developed state, and it’s not a zero sum game. A US educated CM must be knowing it. Rourkela is not a important part of successful Orissa, it’a beacon of hope and pride of the people in this region. Here are a few things that would help RKL to grow and Orissa to grow.
Let a team of intellectuals from RKL go and meet CM and discuss these things in a logical way.
1. A 6-lane freeway from Jharsuguda to RKL through Raggangpur The travel distance would be less than hour. This gives RKL a practically a serving airport. In big cities in USA, the airports are in fact an hour dive from the metro.
2. Bhubaneswar has become a education hub. Now it’s looking at international institutions. This is a tremendous achievement. But Rourkela needs good medical college and hospitals. It doesn’t have a lot, but a few quality colleges.
3. An IIM will be a good fit for Rourkela serving western cities.
4. A lot of developments are happening around greater Rourkela – Kansbhal, Vedvyas, Kalunga industrial complex, Lathikata, Jalda, Jhirpani, Bisra, Bandhamunda, pan posh, and even RAjgangpur should be under one metro development plan. These are parts of Rourkela. It’s almost a million people. You need strength!
5. Let SAIL release lands for development, be it industrial complex, high-end shopping malls or residential complex. YOu cannot grow while things are lying idle. YOu need things to happen now.
6. STate govt should make land available on the outskirts for developers, institutions
7. Find out how much money is required to make the airport operational for public airplanes. it shouldn’t be a huge amount, as private planes are already operating from the airport.
Come with a 2-3 yr plan to finance it by City of Rourkela
– SAIL can fund part of it
– Inhabitants of RKl can fund part of it
– Western development council can fund part of it
– Put a sales tax for 2-3 years in ROurkela
– Let RDA take a loan to fund part of it
– Have a campaign for well-placed ROurkelaites, across India and abroad fund part of it
Many cities in US fund many critical projects through local funds. ROurkela will have more than enough traffic and it will generate enough landing fees or other revenues to pay back the loan. YOu need capital to do it, and don’t have to wait as the airport is there.
ROurkela is beautiful city, and it can be on the growth path. Local leaders and lovers of ROurkela, please work on these things logically, and you get results. A stronger ROurkela is not a threat to any other city. Its complemntary, and will open up other growth and business possibilities that are otherwise not possible.
September 26th, 2010 at 8:07 am
It is very good proposal to have a airport at jharsugda.It not only help the people of Burla, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Sundergarh but also help the people of Raigarh in Chattisgarh. Since there are many big projects are coming in and around Jharsugda and hence the project will be successful.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:37 am
After 11years I visited my homeland Rengali (25km away from Jharsuguda & 20km away from Sambalpur). I noticed massive developement in industrial sector. I studied from Rourkela. But I think Jharsuguda is an ideal location from all aspects. Its close to Sambalpur/Burla/Bargarh, Raigarh/Raipur, Rourkela/Sundergarh. Jharsuguda is a startegic location. Follow maps & you will find it.
October 19th, 2011 at 3:41 am
New radar inaugurated at Jharsuguda airport;cost spend 100 croe before 4/5 days..Airport expected to be functional in two years (in 2013)
working authority of jharsuguda airport…P.Devendran
October 19th, 2011 at 3:54 am
Thanks. I already put it at http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/5322.
June 2nd, 2012 at 8:34 am
its not goods, jharsugda me airport, bekar yaar chhi. rourkela me airport banate to kya aasman sar pe gir jata, bahut dukh hu
November 5th, 2012 at 2:18 am
its good to know that there will be a airport in jsg very soon.
The work is in progress, the road plan is being done.It seems to be
the airport will be started within a couple of year.