NEW DELHI: Dholera will soon get an airport within two years. A meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the proposal to develop phase I of a greenfield airport at Dholera, Gujarat, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,305 crore, to be completed within 48 months. This airport will also cater to the nearby region and serve as a second airport to Ahmedabad, the government said in a statement.
The project is being implemented by Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL), a JV of Airports Authority of India (AAI) that will have 51% stake in it; government of Gujarat (GoG) with 33% stake and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) with the remaining 16% stake, the statement said.
