Speaking at a review meeting of state-run planning authority CIDCO, CM Fadnavis said "multi-modal transport connectivity" must be established at Navi Mumbai International Airport
The road, rail, metro and water transport connectivity works to the airport should be completed on time, CM Fadnavis (above) said. File Pic
The Navi Mumbai Airport in Maharashtra will be the first one in the country to have water taxi facilities, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
Speaking at a review meeting of state-run planning authority CIDCO, CM Fadnavis said "multi-modal transport connectivity" must be established at Navi Mumbai International Airport.
"Water taxi facility should be provided to this airport. This will be the first international airport in the country to have such a facility. Good parking facilities should be available along with aircraft repair facilities. Road, rail, metro and water transport connectivity works to the airport should be completed on time," CM Fadnavis said, according to the PTI.
"A multi-modal transport system should be created from the metro station to the airport. Care should be taken to ensure citizens do not face any inconvenience in this regard. The work being carried out through CIDCO should be completed within the prescribed time limit," he added, the news agency reported.
The CM also emphasised that those working in the field of housing and housing construction should be of high quality.
"A time limit should also be set in this regard. CIDCO should take the initiative and take action to provide houses to citizens at affordable prices," he said.
CIDCO officials hold high-level meeting ahead of Navi Mumbai Airport inauguration
Meanwhile, last week, the CIDCO officials recently held a high-level meeting to discuss timely completion of works at Navi Mumbai Airport ahead of its inauguration, officials said.
An official statement said that Vijay Singhal, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of CIDCO, conducted a high-level review meeting on April 17 to assess the progress of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and the focus was on ensuring the airport is ready for its inauguration and commercial operations without delay.
It said that since the Airport Information Publication (AIP) for NMIA has been published and DGCA inspections are ongoing for issue of aerodrome license, the review was specifically focused on completing the airside, landside and terminal building in all respects in preparation for inauguration and commercial operations of the Airport, to understand any challenges and to mitigate any delay in achieving the targets.
It further stated that the NMIAL confirmed that airside works are 100 per cent complete and the processes for obtaining Aerodrome License from DGCA & Security Clearance from BCAS are progressing well and no challenges are foreseen on that front. Operation Readiness and Transfer (ORAT) testing is also regularly going on for ensuring seamless operations.
Singhal also reviewed preparation for connectivity to provide the landside access to the airport and directed all concerned to ensure readiness of the same well before the proposed inauguration date.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport, with a planned capacity of 90 Million passengers and 3.2 million tonnes of cargo per annum, is set to commence Phase 1 operations with a capacity of 20 Million passengers and 0.8 million tonnes of cargo per annum.
In the current phase, the airport will have a runway with double parallel taxiways and one Terminal (T1), cargo terminals and several other supporting infrastructure.
(with PTI inputs)
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