Indian Geography
2024
Transport in India

Consider the following airports:

  1. Donyi Polo Airport
  2. Kushinagar International Airport
  3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

D.1, 2 and 3
C.1 and 3 only
A.1 and 2 only
B.2 and 3 only

Correct Answer: Option A

The Government of India formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy in 2008 to facilitate the development of new airports.

Under this policy, developers (including State Governments) must identify a suitable site, conduct a Pre-feasibility Study, and submit a proposal to the Central Government for 'Site Clearance' followed by 'In-Principle' approval.

As per available information, the Government of India has granted 'In-Principle' approval for 21 new Greenfield Airports, including:

  • Donyi Polo Airport (Itanagar), Arunachal Pradesh
  • Kushinagar Airport, Uttar Pradesh

Vijayawada International Airport is NOT a Greenfield airport.

Therefore, only airports 1 and 2 are Greenfield projects.

Hence option (a) is the correct answer.