Expansion of Jmu Airport
The ambitious project of Jammu and Kashmir to expand Jammu Airport by constructing a state-of-the-art 25,000 square metre new terminal building has hit a hurdle.
Sources informed the news now, the project for the construction of new terminal has hit the roadblock as the concerned authorities has failed to transfer identified land to Airport Authority of India (AAI).
They said that the land belonged to animal husbandry department and the same has not been transferred so far.
“On the identified land structure belonging to animal husbandry department yet to be removed,” they added.
“Due to delay in the process for transferring land the tendering of crucial project has not started. AAI will initiate process only after the land is transferred,” they said.
However, sources said that the boundary wall work is in progress on the identified land. Simultaneously, the process of appointing a consultant for the building is underway.
It is pertinent to mention here that then divisional commissioner, Jammu, Raghav langer in November 2021 had asked the officials to hand over 122 acres or 974 Kanal of land to AAI.
He had also directed the animal husbandry department to immediately shift its animals and its office buildings to other locations as over 100 acres of its land has been identified for the expansion of the Jammu airport.
Moreover, the land at Nagrota has already been allotted to the animal husbandry department for relocation of offices and poultry.
The runway at the Jammu airport has been expanded and the 30 per cent load penalty has been removed. it will bring huge relief to airlines and passengers, the officials said.
