Dhalbhumgarh Airport Explained

Dhalbhumgarh Airport
Type:Public
Owner:Dhalbhumgarh Airport Limited (DAL)
Operator:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:Jamshedpur
Location:Dhalbhumgarh, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
Elevation-F:413
Elevation-M:126
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-F:5712
R1-Length-M:1741
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Length-M:1771
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Surface:Concrete
R2-Length-F:5810
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Dhalbhumgarh Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: none) is a proposed domestic airport, which will serve the city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. It will be built on a former World War II era airfield in Dhalbhumgarh in East Singhbhum district, about from Jamshedpur. The Government of Jharkhand and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the airport on 24 January 2019.[1] Under the MoU, a joint venture company would be set up to construct the airport.[2] [3] [4] The project was initially expected to be completed by December 2020.[5]

Due to delays and the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport was expected to open by 2022, but construction had not started yet.[6] [7] However, In December 2022, land acquisition for a 3.5 km link road connecting to the airport was started and the construction of the approach Road for Airport was completed in July 2023.[8] [9] [10] The construction of the airport is expected to start once it receives necessary forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India, which is still under progress.[11] [12] [13] Once completed, it will become the main airport for Jamshedpur and adjoining regions, by replacing the existing Sonari Airport.

History

The former airfield was built in 1942, during World War II, as an ancillary runway for other airfields in the vicinity that were being built around India's eastern frontier as part of the war effort. It was one of the airfields used by allied forces to repel the advancing Japanese troops and to maintain transport links with China. As the Japanese forces came to control shipping in the South China Sea, seaborne supply routes to China were cut, and the difficult, route over the Himalayas, was increasingly used.[14] The airfield was abandoned after the war. Currently, there are two Runways vis 01/19 with dimensions 1741 m x 45 m & 13/31 with dimensions 1771 m x45 m. The surface of runway is not suitable for operations. No other facility are available at the airport.

The airport was to have 3 km long runway. The AAI had planned to invest ₹ 300 crores for the new airport and the state was to provide 300 acres of land for the project. The then Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das, performed the ground breaking ceremony of the airport project on 24 January 2019 and the Government signed the MoU with the AAI on the same day.[1] Under the MoU, a joint venture company would be set up to construct the airport, in which AAI would have a 51 percent stake, while the State Government would own the remaining.[15] According to the memorandum, AAI would invest ₹ 100 crores to construct the airport while the State would provide the land required for the project. It will be built in two phases. The first phase will have an area of 240 acres and the runway of 1,745 metres along with a terminal building, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, Fire Station and a terminal building will be built. The runway will handle ATR-72 type aircraft. The terminal building, measuring 15,000 square feet, will have six check-in counters and will be able to handle 150 passengers during peak hours. The runway will be extended to 2,179 metres to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 type aircraft as part of the first phase. In the second phase, an additional 545 acres would be acquired to increase the runway length to operate larger aircraft, along with the expansion of the terminal to handle more traffic.[2] The runway will be expanded to 4,400 metres, making it capable for handling Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 type aircraft.[6]

Project timeline

Notes and References

  1. News: Govt inks MoU for Dhalbhumgarh Airport . . 24 January 2019 . 25 January 2019.
  2. News: Cabinet clears Jharkhand's first ST commission . . 18 January 2019 . 21 January 2019.
  3. Airports Authority of India. Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) for Development of Dhalbhumgarh Airport in the State of Jharkhand . 2023-01-02 .
  4. News: GOVT ZEROED IN ON DHALBHUMGARH FOR NEW JAMSHEDPUR AIRPORT . . 4 June 2017 . 12 January 2018.
  5. News: Ground breaking ceremony of Dhalbhumgarh airport by the end of January . . 10 January 2019 . 21 January 2019.
  6. News: Jamshedpur: Dhalbhumgarh airport work to begin this month . . 1 October 2019 . 5 October 2019.
  7. News: Jamshedpur set to get air connectivity under Centre's Udaan scheme . 2022-09-17. India Today . en.
  8. Web site: Dhalbhumgarh Airport का कोल्हान वासियों को जल्द मिलेगा तोहफा, Road के लिए जमीन अधिग्रहण की प्रक्रिया शुरू . 2023-01-01 . Prabhat Khabar . hi.
  9. Web site: 2023-01-03 . Jamshedpur नए साल में शुरू हो सकती है सबलीज रजिस्ट्री डीसी, नए साल में सचिव से करूंगी बात, राजस्व आएगा तो विकास होगा . 2023-01-05 . samacharnama.com . hi.
  10. Web site: धालभूमगढ़ में एयरपोर्ट बनाने को तीन गांवों ने दिया समर्थन . 2023-07-20 . Hindustan . hi.
  11. Web site: Government of India . Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change . 31 July 2019 . Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Development of Dhalbhumgarh Airport .
  12. Web site: Government of India . Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change . 31 July 2019 . State Serial No. of proposal : JH-055/2019 .
  13. Web site: Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area . 20 July 2023 . Parivesh Portal.
  14. News: Real steel: Jamshedpur's little-known war history . . 28 May 2015 . 12 January 2018 . 12 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112160152/https://www.cntraveller.in/story/real-steel-jamshedpur-s-little-known-war-history/ . dead .
  15. News: State to form JV with AAI for Dhalbhumgarh airport . . 18 January 2019 . 21 January 2019.
  16. News: 5 June 2017 . Jamshedpur to Get Its Domestic Airport Soon at Dhalbhumgarh . Infrabuddy.com . dead . 21 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121232701/https://www.infrabuddy.com/jamshedpur-get-domestic-airport-soon-dhalbhumgarh/ . 21 January 2019.
  17. News: 5 September 2018 . Domestic airport at Dhalbhumgarh receives a shot in the arm . . 21 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Green panel defers decision to construct Dhalbhumgarh airport . 2023-02-28 . The Pioneer . en.
  19. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Jamshedpur Airport project: Forest dept denies NOC . 2023-01-26 . The Avenue Mail . en-US.
  20. Web site: Jharkhand: धालभूमगढ़ एयरपोर्ट प्रोजेक्ट को केंद्र सरकार ने किया निरस्त, राज्य सरकार ने नहीं उपलब्ध कराई जमीन . 2023-03-04 . Dainik Jagran . hi.
  21. Web site: धालभूमगढ़ एयरपोर्ट प्रोजेक्ट बंद होने से निवेशकों को भारी नुकसान, करोड़ों रुपये फंसे . 2023-03-04 . Prabhat Khabar . hi.
  22. Shashank Shekhar Swain . SwainShashank . 1643188675113779202 . 4 April 2023 . धालभूमगढ़ एयरपोर्ट पर केंद्र से करेंगे बात : सीएम @HemantSorenJMM . सोमवार को टिनप्लेट कंपनी के विस्तारीकरण प्रोजेक्ट का शिलान्यास करने पहुंचे सीएम ने कहा कि जमशेदपुर में एयरपोर्ट को लेकर राज्य सरकार में चिंतन-मंथन चल रहा है। इस बारे में पत्रकारों ने सवाल पूछा था। (1/2) https://t.co/xwigbdKOR5 . Will talk to Center at Dhalbhumgarh airport: CM @HemantSorenJMM. The CM, who arrived on Monday to lay the foundation stone of the expansion project of the Tinplate Company, said that the state government is deliberating on the airport in Jamshedpur. Journalists asked questions about this. (1/2) . hi . 17 April 2023.
  23. Ranchi Airport . Ranchi Airport . aaiRanchiApt . 1643216761574277122 . 4 April 2023 . @SwainShashank @JharkhandVan @KunalSarangi @anniamrita @mamta_ifs @DCEastSinghbhum @JharkhandCMO @HemantSorenJMM @JM_Scindia @Officejmscindia @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia Matter is bring pursued with State Govt of Jharkhand for either to get forest clearance at t earliest or dropping the project. . en . 17 April 2023.
  24. Web site: एलिफेंट कॉरिडोर में एयरपोर्ट की मनाही; उसी में बनाया जा रहा जैव विविधता पार्क, मिलेंगी ये सुविधाएं . 2023-08-03 . Hindustan . hi.
  25. Web site: MSN . 2024-02-22 . www.msn.com.
  26. Web site: 2024-02-22 . Dhalbhumgarh Airport Development Moves Forward Amid Land Dispute Resolution . 2024-02-22 . Town Post . en-US.
  27. Web site: Desk . News . 2024-02-22 . Jamshedpur Airport : Gram Sabha scheduled for Dhalbhumgarh Airport land resolution . 2024-02-23 . The Avenue Mail . en-US.
  28. Web site: Post . Town . 2024-06-03 . Dhalbhumgarh Airport Project Near Jamshedpur Faces Ongoing Delays . 2024-06-07 . Town Post . en-US.
  29. Web site: Desk . News . 2024-06-03 . Jamshedpur Airport stuck in administrative limbo . 2024-06-07 . The Avenue Mail . en-US.
  30. Web site: एयरपोर्ट को लेकर चाकुलिया और धालभूमगढ़ का टीम ने किया सर्वे . 2024-07-12 . epaper.livehindustan.com/.
  31. Web site: 2024-07-13 . सावन से पहले खुशखबरी! धालभूमगढ़ एयरपोर्ट की अड़चने अब खत्म, जल्द ही पूरा... . 2024-07-14 . News18 हिंदी . hi.
  32. Web site: Post . Town . 2024-07-26 . Dhalbhumgarh Airport Gets Green Light from State, Forest Land Use Recommended . 2024-07-26 . Town Post . en-US.
  33. Web site: Post . Town . 2024-07-31 . Dhalbhumgarh Airport Clearance on Advisory Panel's Agenda in Aug 27 Meeting . 2024-08-01 . Town Post . en-US.

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