Nashik airport lacks adequate immigration clearance area delaying approval for international flights
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In a written reply to Nashik MP Rajabhau Waje's question on whether govt had granted approval to set up the immigration checkpoint at the Nashik airport following inspections by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI), Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the Union minister of state for home affairs, said no permission has been granted to establish an immigration checkpoint at the airport.
The minister said after assessing the infrastructure requirements, the BOI recommended that the area available for immigration clearance at the Nashik (Ozar) airport is not sufficient to operate full international scheduled passenger flights.
"It is adequate to house operating crew and passengers of cargo/chartered flights only. The required infrastructure and immigration systems are in place to cater to domestic and international cargo routes through Indian flight operators, and the necessary training for conducting immigration checks has been imparted by BOI to the police personnel who are already attached to the Nashik (Ozar) airport," Bandi Sanjay Kumar added in the written reply.
The Nashik airport is managed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the defence PSU. HAL has already developed the infrastructure required for immigration checkpoints at Nashik airport.
Manish Rawal, the vice-president of Nashik Industries and Manufacturers' Association (Nima), said they have been pursuing with state govt to construct a new terminal building at the Nashik airport given the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
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"If the new terminal building is constructed, the issues related to areas required for immigration clearance will get sorted out. Therefore, state govt needs to take up expansion of the Nashik airport," Rawal said.
The Nashik airport was developed jointly by state govt and HAL at a total cost of Rs 94 crore in 2013 and 2014. State govt spent Rs 84 crore, while HAL spent Rs 10 crore and provided its land for the construction of the airport.
State govt has leased the Nashik airport terminal building to HAL for 30 years at a lease rate of Rs 1,000 per month.
The seating capacity of the Nashik airport is only 300 passengers at a time. During the Kumbh Mela, passenger footfall per hour is expected to reach 1,000 at the facility. Consequently, HAL submitted a proposal to state govt to develop the Nashik airport in anticipation of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.
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