PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT REENCINDIA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED NABET/EIA/1619/RA0058 JUNE 2018 01. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PAGE FOR EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, 1-1 GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The airfield served as an army base during World War II, after which it was converted into a civilian airport. Air Deccan introduced a Flight between Hyderabad and Vijayawada in 24 September 2003. The airport covers an area of 537 acres (217 ha) and the runway is 2,286 metres (7,500 ft) long. This Airport is an operational Hub for Aircosta. To cater to the increasing passenger traffic, the foundation stone for a new terminal building was laid in October 2015. The terminal was completed was inaugurated on 12th January 2017. The interim terminal and the ceremonial lounge spread over 12,999 m2 includes check-in area, arrival hall, meet and greet service staircase, aviation lounge, and baggage make up area. The lounge is spread over 3,613 m2. The terminal can handle up to 500 passengers at any point of time and has 18 check-in counters The runway 26 was extended for which environmental clearance was taken on 10th August, 2017 from MoEF7CC vide letter no. 10-59/2016-IA-III. The runway was extended by 1074 m from 2286 m to 3360 m to cater for B747-400, B777-300 type aircraft. The present proposal is for construction of a new integrated terminal building along with allied facilities like surface car parking and utility building. The airport is located in Kesarapally Village in Gannavaram Tehsil, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. It is 17.5 km from Vijayawada City, on National Highway-16 (old NH-5) connecting Chennai to Kolkata. The nearest railway station is Gannavaram Railway Station which is 2.6 km in Northern direction. This project is independent and is not linked with other projects’ which may attract directly or indirectly any provisions of schedule of EIA notification 2006 amended to date. As per current traffic data, the Vijayawada Airport handled 3.98 lakh passengers in 2015-16. The airport is expected to handle 14.87 lakh passengers by 2021-22. At present, the airport requires 150 KLD of water sourced from bore well. After construction of new terminal building, the fresh water requirement will be 392 KLD which also will be sourced from bore wells. During the construction stage, water will be sourced primarily through tankers arranged by the contractors as per specifications. The present power requirement of the airport is 1250 kVA and after expansion, additional power of 1344 KW will be required and will be sourced from Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. PROJECT PROPONENT AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, VIJAYAWADA PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PAGE FOR EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, 1-2 GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH Twin bin waste collection system– green bins for bio-degradable wastes and blue bins for non-biodegradable wastes shall be provided for solid waste collection. Waste collection shall be done and temporarily stored at identified locations before disposing as per established laws and procedures. Hazardous waste shall be treated in accordance with Hazardous Waste Management Rules 2016, Batteries waste shall be handled in accordance with Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 and E waste as per E waste Management Rules, 2016. The area in which the expansion is proposed has been acquired by State Government and handed over to Airports Authority of India. PROJECT PROPONENT AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, VIJAYAWADA 02. INTRODUCTION PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PAGE FOR EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, 2-1 GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 BACKGROUND Vijayawada Airport is connected to several domestic destinations including all major cities in India like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai. Air Deccan introduced a daily service between Hyderabad and Vijayawada in September 2003. Until 2011, the airport had only four flights a day operated by Kingfisher Airlines. In 2011, flag carrier Air India and private airlines Spicejet and Jet Airways introduced direct flights from to the airport. Air Costa, a regional airline started operations in October 2013, with Vijayawada as its operational hub. The existing terminal can handle up to 500 passengers at any point of time and has 18 check-in counters. The present proposal is for construction of a new Integrated Terminal Building and allied facilities. Existing Vijayawada Airport 2.2 PROJECT PROPONENT The Government of India constituted the International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) in 1972 to manage the nation's international airports while the National Airports Authority was constituted in 1986 to look after domestic airports. The organizations were merged in April 1995 by an Act of Parliament and was named as Airports Authority of India (AAI). This new organization was to be responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country. PROJECT PROPONENT AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, VIJAYAWADA PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PAGE FOR EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, 2-2 GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH It also manages a total of 125 Airports, including 18 International Airports, 7 Customs Airports, 78 Domestic Airports and 26 Civil Enclaves at Military Airfields. AAI also provides Air Traffic Management Services (ATMS) over entire Indian Air Space and adjoining oceanic areas with ground installations at all Airports and 25 other locations to ensure safety of Aircraft operations. AAI has four training establishments viz. The Civil Aviation Training College (CATC) at Allahabad, National Institute of Aviation Management and Research (NIAMAR) at Delhi and Fire Training Centers (FTC) at Delhi & Kolkata. An Aerodrome Visual Simulator (AVS) has been provided at CATC and non-radar procedural ATC simulator equipment is being supplied to CATC Allahabad and Hyderabad Airport. AAI has a dedicated Flight Inspection Unit (FIU) with a fleet of three aircraft fitted with flight inspection system to inspect Instrument Landing Systems up to Cat-III, VORs, DMEs, NDBs, VGSI (PAPI, VASI) and RADAR (ASR/MSSR). 2.3 TYPE OF PROJECT The present proposal is for construction of a new Integrated Terminal Building and allied facilities like surface parking, driver’s canteen, toilet facility on the city side, canopy on city side for passenger facilitation, city side compound wall and utility building. The proposed project falls in Category 7(a) of the Schedule vide EIA notification 2006 amended to date involving preparation of Environment Impact Assessment study and Environment Management Plan. However general condition is not applicable to this project. This project is independent and is not linked with other projects’ which may attract directly or indirectly any provisions of schedule of EIA notification 2006 amended to date. 2.4 AIRPORT SECTOR PROFILE India’s transformation from an agrarian economy to an urbanized one is an inevitable consequence of GDP growth led by service sector and saturation of agricultural productivity. Air connectivity can ensure integration of such urbanizing areas with the rest of the country and national economy. Development of appropriate connectivity between robust urban agglomerations could check the influx of migrants to large metro and provide for more balance regional development. The civil air transport network has been called the Real World Wide Web. It has been observed that the improvement in air connectivity has brought tremendous benefits to users of air transport services by: Reducing time spent in transit Increasing the frequency of service Allowing for shorter waiting times and better targeting of departure and arrival times; Improving the quality of service, such as reliability, punctuality and quality of the travel experience. India is the 9th largest civil aviation market in the world. In FY 2016-17, civil aviation sector witnessed a growth of around 20-25%. PROJECT PROPONENT AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, VIJAYAWADA PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT PAGE FOR EXPANSION OF VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT IN RESPECT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTEGRATED TERMINAL BUILDING & ALLIED FACILITIES AT KESARAPALLY VILLAGE, 2-3 GANNAVARAM TEHSIL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH Improvements in connectivity will effectively contribute to the economic performance of the wider economy through enhancing its overall level of productivity. Table 2.1 shows the quantum of passengers handled at major airports in India in last few years. Table 2-1: Passenger Handled at Major Airports in India (in million) Sl. No. Airports City State 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 1 Indira Gandhi Delhi Delhi 34.34 36.9 41.0 48.4 57.7 International Airport 2 Chhatrapati Shivaji Mumbai Maharashtra 30.2 32.2 36.6 41.6 45.2 International Airport 3 Meenambakkam Chennai Tamil Nadu 12.8 12.9 14.3 15.2 21.5 Airport 4 Kempegowda Bengaluru Karnataka International 12.0 12.8 15.4 18.9 22.8 Airport 5 Netaji Subhash Kolkata West Chandra Bengal 10.1 10.1 10.9 12.7 15.8 Bose International Airport 6 GMR Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana International Airport 8.4 8.8 10.5 12.4 15.1 Limited Source: Airports Authority of India 2.5 AIR CONNECTIVITY PATTERN In India, with its geographical spread interspersed with deserts, seas, forests and hilly terrain, regional and remote area air connectivity can play a crucial role in this context.