Haryana

• 22 Dec 2022

Agreement Between Haryana and Central Government Regarding Maharaja Agrasen International Airport

Why In News?

• On December 21, 2022, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that an agreement has been signed between Haryana and the central government regarding the Maharaja Agrasen International Airport to be built in Hisar and the state government has set a budget of Rs 945 crore for this mega project.

Key Points

• The Deputy Chief Minister said that Hisar Airport is being developed at the international level. It will be the first major airport in Haryana spread over 7200 acres.
• The under-construction runway of Hisar Airport is 10 thousand feet, which is in line with the international airport. In the last one and a half years, 90 percent of the runway work has been completed and the runway will be ready by March 2023.
• Along with this runway, taxi stand and 23 meter wide taxi-way, parking stand, fire station are also being constructed according to international standards. State-of-the-art lighting lights that allow airplanes to land at night and air traffic control system with latest technology will be installed.
• He said that the length of airstrips at international airports across the world ranges from 9 thousand to 12 thousand feet, while the length of airstrips at Hisar is 10 thousand feet.
• The Deputy Chief Minister said that after the construction of the second phase, the terminal and apron of the airport are also to be constructed under the standard of the international airport.
• He said that not only the international airport in Hisar, but it will be made an aviation hub. Apart from developing an airport on about 7200 acres of land, work will be started soon to develop a manufacturing hub on 3000 acres.
• With the construction of this airport, passengers from Amritsar to Jaipur will get convenience.