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	[[Category:Transport in Rajkot]]		[[Category:Transport in Rajkot]]

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Adding short description: "Under-construction airport in Rajkot, Gujarat, India" (Shortdesc helper)

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'''Rajkot Greenfield International Airport''' {{airport codes|RAJ|VARK}} is a [[greenfield airport]] currently under construction at Hirasar, [[Gujarat]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/17_Apr_2017_132736343WHJLRH6QBriefDescriptionofRajkotairport.pdf|title=Brief Description New Greenfield Airport at Rajkot|publisher= Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India |access-date= 8 October 2017}}</ref> near the National Highway (NH-8B) connecting [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Rajkot]]. It is planned as a single runway airport for the operation of ‘C’ category aircraft.<ref name="HBL1">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/rinfra-emerges-lowest-bidder-for-greenfield-hirasar-airport-in-gujarat/article24686096.ece|title=RInfra emerges lowest bidder for greenfield Hirasar airport in Gujarat|newspaper= [[The Hindu Business Line]]| date= 14 August 2018 | access-date= 5 March 2019}}</ref>

The airport is being developed by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) at a cost of {{INRConvert|2654|c}}.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/rs-7737-crore-okayed-for-dholera-hirasar-airports/articleshow/69998496.cms|title=Rs 7,737 crore okayed for Dholera, Hirasar airports |work= [[The Times of India]]| date= 29 Jun 2019 | access-date= 1 August 2019}}</ref>

== History ==
The site clearance approval for the airport was granted by the Government of India in May 2017. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] presided over the groundbreaking ceremony held on 7 October 2017. The Union ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change (MoEF) accorded environmental clearance (EC) to the project on 10 October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/new-rajkot-airport-gets-green-nod/articleshow/61074914.cms |title=New Rajkot airport gets green nod |newspaper= [[The Times of India]]| date= 14 October 2017 | access-date= 14 October 2017}}</ref>

Land acquisition issues delayed the tendering process by a few months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/land-acquisition-delays-new-airport-tender/articleshow/63602525.cms|title=Land acquisition delays new airport tender|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]| date= 4 April 2018 | access-date= 5 March 2019}}</ref> [[Afcons]], [https://www.dilipbuildcon.com/wps/portal/dbl/projects/projects-airport Dilip Buildcon], Gayatri Projects, [[Larsen & Toubro]] and [[Reliance Infrastructure]] were among the bidders for the [[Engineering, procurement, and construction]] (EPC) tender floated by AAI. The financial bids were opened on 9 August 2018 and Dilip Buildcon emerged as the lowest bidder. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for the project on 28 February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566716|title=Cabinet approves development of New Greenfield International Airport at Hirasar, Rajkot, Gujarat|newspaper= [[Press Information Bureau]]| date= 28 February 2019 | access-date= 5 March 2019}}</ref> Subsequently, in March 2019, Reliance Infrastructure was awarded the EPC contract worth {{INRConvert|648|c}} to construct the airport. The construction is to be completed within 30 months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/reliance-infrastructure-limited-wins-bid-for-greenfield-airport-in-rajkot-for-648-crore/article26436283.ece/amp/|title=Reliance Infrastructure Limited wins bid for greenfield airport in Rajkot for ₹ 648 crore|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]| date= 5 March 2019 | access-date= 5 March 2019}}</ref> The contract also requires the contractor to provide operation and maintenance services for a period of two years following the commissioning of the project.<ref name="HBL1"/> The Central Government had initially sanctioned {{INRConvert|1405|c}} for the project,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/narendra-modi-in-gujarat-pm-presides-over-bhumi-pujan-of-greenfield-airport-at-hirasar-near-rajkot-4120171.html |title=Narendra Modi in Gujarat: PM presides over 'bhumi pujan' of greenfield airport at Hirasar near Rajkot |publisher= [[Firstpost]]| date= 7 October 2017 | access-date= 8 October 2017}}</ref> but revised the amount in June 2019 to {{INRConvert|2654|c}}.<ref name="TOI1"/>
<ref>Dilip Buildcon bags Rajkot Greenfield International Airport Project https://www.airport-technology.com/news/dilip-buildcon-hirasar-greenfield/</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The airport will be capable of handling [[Airbus A320]] [[Airbus A321]] type of aircraft and will have a rainwater harvesting system, solar power system and a green belt along its periphery to act as a noise barrier.

The airport, measuring {{convert|2534|acre|sqkm}}, will be situated 36 kilometres from the existing [[Rajkot Airport]], whose capacity is constrained and cannot be expanded because of commercial development around it.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in India]]
[[Category:Airports in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rajkot]]
[[Category:Proposed airports in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Rajkot]]

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Kamal Guha: Categories corrected

Kamal Guha: Categories corrected

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