Airports Authority signs MoU with Rajasthan govt for developing greenfield airport at Kota

New Delhi [India], July 19 : An MoU was signed on Friday between the Airports Authority of India, the Urban Development Department, the government of Rajasthan, and the Civil Aviation Department, for the development of Kota Greenfield Airport in Rajasthan, according to an official press release issued by AAI.
As per the MoU, the government of Rajasthan will provide land for the development of the greenfield airport and AAI will be responsible for the construction, development, and operation of the airport.
As per the information, the Greenfield airport at Kota will be constructed on 440.086 hectares of land for which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being prepared by the Airports Authority of India.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma.
The MoU was signed by Chairman of AAI Sanjeev Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to CM Sharma and Civil Aviation, Shikhar Agarwal, and Rajasthan's Principal Secretary to the Urban Development and Housing Department, T. Ravikant.
The construction of a greenfield airport in Kota will put the city on the Indian Aviation Map, enhancing connectivity and regional growth.
Earlier, on July 3, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and held a review meeting over Kota Greenfield Airport in the national capital.
The Civil Aviation Minister said that the Ministry is serious about the airport, and officials have been directed to prepare a DPR at the earliest, NOC and other formalities to be completed soon.
The goal is to make the airport operational within two years of the beginning of the construction.