Bengaluru, Karnataka Minister MB Patil on Wednesday stressed the need for a second international airport near Bengaluru, which can handle at least 100 million passengers a year, and said at least 4,500 to 5,000 acres of land would be needed. land to serve the fastest growing airport. city.
“We will have a meeting with technical experts before presenting the proposal to the chief minister and the state cabinet. In the next three months we will see things moving in that direction,” Patil, who holds the portfolio of infrastructure development and large and medium industries, told reporters here.
Stating that Bengaluru, as a technology and innovation hub, has Kempegowda International Airport, which is the third busiest airport after Delhi and Mumbai, he said it currently handles 52 million passengers and 0.71 million tonnes of cargo per anus.
It will peak at 110 million passengers and 1.10 million tonnes of cargo by 2035, he said. "From all indications, Kempegowda airport will reach the end of its carrying capacity in 2035. Therefore, we need a second international airport."
When informed about the Tamil Nadu government's announcement to build an international airport in Hosur, Patil said it was only after Karnataka announced this project that the neighboring state started talking about building a new airport in Hosur.
However, he clarified that Karnataka has no problem with it.
On the possible location of the second airport, the minister noted that there should be no hills, rivers/sea or high-rise buildings around it.
Also, there should be good quality state and national highway as well as rail and metro connectivity.
The minister pointed out that Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which built and operates the Kempegowda airport, had stipulated that no international airport should be built within a radius of 150 km till 2033.
"If we work immediately, we will be able to develop the new airport by 2033," he explained.
“We will have a meeting with technical experts before presenting the proposal to the chief minister and the state cabinet. In the next three months we will see things moving in that direction,” Patil, who holds the portfolio of infrastructure development and large and medium industries, told reporters here.
Stating that Bengaluru, as a technology and innovation hub, has Kempegowda International Airport, which is the third busiest airport after Delhi and Mumbai, he said it currently handles 52 million passengers and 0.71 million tonnes of cargo per anus.
It will peak at 110 million passengers and 1.10 million tonnes of cargo by 2035, he said. "From all indications, Kempegowda airport will reach the end of its carrying capacity in 2035. Therefore, we need a second international airport."
When informed about the Tamil Nadu government's announcement to build an international airport in Hosur, Patil said it was only after Karnataka announced this project that the neighboring state started talking about building a new airport in Hosur.
However, he clarified that Karnataka has no problem with it.
On the possible location of the second airport, the minister noted that there should be no hills, rivers/sea or high-rise buildings around it.
Also, there should be good quality state and national highway as well as rail and metro connectivity.
The minister pointed out that Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which built and operates the Kempegowda airport, had stipulated that no international airport should be built within a radius of 150 km till 2033.
"If we work immediately, we will be able to develop the new airport by 2033," he explained.
