THE Indian Air Force (IAF) has agreed to immediately transfer a portion of land owned by it for the construction of a new terminal building at the Nagpur airport, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. The land area is approximately 288.84 acre. During his visit to New Delhi, Fadnavis met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and sought the transfer of 27 acres of the IAF land to the State Government for the construction of a new terminal building at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur. Talking to reporters later, Fadnavis said the meeting was ‘very positive’ and the IAF has agreed to hand over a portion of the land required for construction of the terminal building immediately.

 

“The Air Force has said the land required for construction of the terminal will be handed over to us immediately. For the remaining portion, they will undertake the required construction and subsequently hand over that portion to us,” he said. Fadnavis stated that the IAF also agreed to provide special permission for movement of heavy machinery in the airport area, where helicopter parking and other Air Force activities are currently carried out. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur, also participated in the meeting virtually, he commented. With land transfer and other permissions in place, the way has now been cleared for taking forward the terminal building work at Nagpur airport, Fadnavis stated.