Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited abbreviated as (MADC), is a Special Purpose Company constituted in 2002 by the

Government of Maharashtra The Government of Maharashtra is the state governing authority for the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a democratically elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the Vidhan Sabha for a five-year term. Maharashtra has a Maharashtra Legisl ...

(GoM) to plan, construct, operate and maintain airports in the State. The government has entrusted MADC the task of developing three `

greenfield Greenfield or Greenfields may refer to: Engineering and Business * Greenfield agreement, an employment agreement for a new organisation * Greenfield investment, the investment in a structure in an area where no previous facilities exist * Greenf ...

' and six `brownfield' airports, and a heliport at Gadchiroli. MADC was also to play a lead role in the planning and implementation of the

Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur The Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) is an airport project for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur. It is the biggest economical development project currently underway in India in terms of inv ...

(MIHAN) project, In April 2017, a report by the

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(CAG) criticised the MADC for not developing a single airport in the state due to absence of a long-term plan, despite 14 years of its existence. The report also stated that Grants given by the state government for development of airports were lying unused, thus "blocking up" the public money. Keeping in mind all the key objectives, MADC was formed with equity participation from

City and Industrial Development Corporation The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) is an Indian city planning agency and richest government authority in India which is formed and controlled by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 197 ...

Ltd. (CIDCO), Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT),

Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the government of Maharashtra state in India and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra. It provides businesses with infrastructure such as land (open plot or built-up spa ...

(MIDC),

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Ltd. (MSRDC) and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The master plan of MIHAN consists of a Special Economic ZoneSEZ-THE GAZETTE OF INDIA
/ref> comprising an Information Technology City, a Health City, a Captive Power Plant and other Manufacturing and Value Added units.

Other Projects

Existing Airports

The MADC has been tasked with developing some existing airports in Non-Metropolitan regions of Maharashtra. These are : *

Amravati Airport Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Airport Amravati, is located in Belora, 15 kilometres south of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. It covers an area of 74.86 hectares and has a 4,500-foot runway, a by apron and a Terminal building. History The airstrip, co ...

Chandrapur Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort cit ...

Airstrip * Dhule Airport * Jalgaon Airport *

Karad Airport Karad Airport is in the Satara district of Maharashtra state in India. Its airstrip was built in 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the Koyna dam project. The airport is currently used for general aviation and piloting. It curre ...

* Phaltan Airstrip *

Solapur Airport Solapur Airport (सोलापूर विमानतळ) is a public airport located in Solapur, in the state of Maharashtra, India. History The airport was built by Indian Defence Authorities in September 1948 during the police act ...

The remaining airports in the State of Maharashtra continue to remain under the jurisdiction of the MIDC.

Greenfield Airports

The Government has approved proposals for developing three greenfield airports. *

Shirdi Airport Shirdi Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Shirdi, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Kakadi, about southwest of the city and from Sangamner. It is the fourth busiest airport in the state after Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur airp ...

* Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport near Purandhar in

Pune district Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst India's 640 district ...

Boramani International Airport Solapur Airport (सोलापूर विमानतळ) is a public airport located in Solapur, in the state of Maharashtra, India. History The airport was built by Indian Defence Authorities in September 1948 during the police act ...

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch ...

References

External links

The Gazette of India, SEZ Act 2005
Economy of Nagpur Vidarbha Proposed infrastructure in Maharashtra State agencies of Maharashtra 2002 establishments in Maharashtra Indian companies established in 2002

Other Projects

Existing Airports

Greenfield Airports

See also

References

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