Staus of Jharsuguda airport; Other airstrips in Orissa
Jharsuguda, Jharsugurha, Jharsugurha- Brajarajnagar- Belpahar November 3rd. 2009, 10:48pmFollowing is from a news item in yahoo.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has decided to upgrade the airstrip at Jharsuguda in Orissa into a full-fledged airport. The AAI has asked the state government to provide 850 acres for the purpose. The AAI proposal was discussed on Tuesday at a high-level official meeting of the Orissa government. The state government has decided to provide the additional 450 acres for the up-gradation of the air strip. The airstrip was build over 400 acres during World War II, an official of the state directorate of aviation said.
Orissa has 17 airstrips besides the one model airport -Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar. The air strips are at Armada Road (Mayurbhanj), Utkela (Kalahandi), Tusra (Balangir), Therubali (Rayagada), Rourkela (Sundergarh), Rangailunda (Ganjam), Rairangpur (Mayurbhanj), Gotma (Nuapada), Gudari (Khandhamal), Sativata-Padampur (Bargarh), Raisuan (Keonjhar), Jeypore (Koraput), Jamdapali-Hirakud (Sambalpur), Birsal (Dhenkanal), Rajbasa-Baripada (Mayurbhanj) and Barbil (Keonjhar), besides Jharsuguda. The state government has been proposing the Jharsuguda airstrip for up-gradation in view of a major industrial hub coming up around the airstrip. Three major aluminium complexes by Hindalco, NALCO and Vedanta Resources are coming up besides several steel and power plants in the Jharsuguda district.
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November 4th, 2009 at 5:39 am
Commercial service from BBSR to Rourkela and kolkata to rourkela can be started with immediate effect if govt do a bit of their job.Regarding jsg it still needs time.For the time being Rourkela can be the 2nd airport after BBSR where commercial service can be resumea asap.Once Jsg comes into play Rourkela can be upgraded and can demand for more flights.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Would it not be a better idea to retake the Rourkela Airport from SAIL and convert that to a larger airport, instead of upgrading Jharsuguda airport, considering that Rourkela is already a comparatively big city.
It would also be nice if somebody entrepreneur sets up a small airline operating 20 seater aircrafts within Orissa state to provide quick connectivity between the state capital and other cities and towns.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Below is what was posted sometime back on this website but no further development was done on this.Whom to blame..state govt,SAIL or AAI..No body even raised the issue or even pushed for it..If the concerned authorities could have taken action then the rourkela airport would being a reality for the state of Orissa..but who cares.. this is the cruelest that has ever happened for Rourkela like the ESIC..Find out..
Following is an excerpt from a New Indian Express report on this.
A three member survey team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday made a spot assessment of the Rourkela airstrip to find out the feasibility of re-introduction of air connectivity to the city.
Led by senior civil aviation consultant and former executive director of AAI D P Chakravorty the team comprised Air Traffic Controller (East) Timir Bandhopadhyay and AAI?s Chief of Communication R K Chandra.
They have reportedly expressed satisfaction over the existing infrastructure.
The team found the airstrip infrastructre here better than that at Ranchi and Jamshedpur. The team, however, felt the need for a passenger terminal besides further strengthening of the existing fire services.