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Sabarimala Airport, also known as Sabarimala International Airport, is a proposed greenfield airport project to be built in Erumely of Kottayam district in Kerala, India. The proposed site is spread over 2,263 acres (9.16 km2) of land at Cheruvally Estate in Manimala panchayath, Kanjirappally Taluk[1] is located on the way to the Sabarimala temple, 136 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram and 113 km from Kochi. Once commissioned, this would be the fifth airport in the State. In February 2017, the Kerala government gave in-principle approval to construct the airport and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) was asked to conduct a feasibility study.[2]

Sabari Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesCheruvally
LocationManimala, Mukkada, near Erumely, Kottayam District, Kerala, India
Elevation AMSL4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates9.464083°N 76.805579°E / 9.464083; 76.805579
Websitesabariairport.in
Map
Location of airport in Kerala
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The Sabarimala temple, situated on the Western Ghats in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, is one of India's holiest shrines which attracts nearly 50 million visitors per season.[3] As of December 2019, an average of 75,000 pilgrims visit Sabarimala on a daily basis ever since the beginning of the annual pilgrim season in mid-November.[4] Presently the only way to reach the hill shrine is by road. The increase in the number of pilgrims visiting the temple had prompted the government to look at an airport as an option to reduce traffic congestion during the pilgrimage season.[1]

KSIDC had issued global tenders for the feasibility study of the project. The tender was won by American Consultancy firm Louis Berger Group. Louis Berger submitted a techno-economic feasibility study and environmental impact assessment of the proposed greenfield airport in December 2018.[5] However, the consultancy did not conduct the environment impact assessment (EIA) as the state had not taken a final decision on the project including that of land acquisition.[6] In 2019, the state government constituted a search committee to select a special officer for the project who would be given the task of coordinating with the consultancy in acquiring environment impact clearances and for the Union civil aviation ministry’s approval for the project.[6] In December 2019, the state government appointed V Thulasidas, managing director of the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) as the special officer for the project.[7]


Timeline


September 2022. Soil testing for building Sabarimala airport runway begins.

July 2022.Sabarimala airport to have the Kerala’s longest runway

June 2022.Revised plan for proposed Sabarimala airport project ready.

April 2022. Sabarimala airport: Centre seeks fresh feasibility report from Kerala.

March 2022.Revised application for Sabarimala airport to be filed soon.

February 2022.Sabarimala Airport; New survey launched for longer runway.

December 2021.Sabarimala Airport: Kerala to submit new techno-economic study report to Centre soon.

October 2021.Sabarimala Airport To Be Listed As Priority Project For Implementation.

September 2021.Kerala govt to continue backing Sabarimala airport project, to clear DGCA's misgivings.

July 2021. Sabarimala Airport proposed faculty said DGCA.

Jun-2020. Kerala's Government issued an order to the Kottayam District Collector to acquire 2263.2 acres at Cheruvally Estate for the development of Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport.

Dec-2019. Kerala's Government appointed V Thulasidas as special project officer (SPO) for the Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport development project. Mr Thulasidas serves as Kannur International Airport MD.

Oct-2019. Kerala's Government will proceed with plans to acquire Cheruvally Estate, with the aim of developing Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport on the site.

Dec-2018. Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reported US consulting agency Louis Berger submitted a preliminary feasibility and environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport development project. Mr Vijayan said the project will proceed once the final report has been submitted to and approved by India's Government.

Oct-2018. Kerala's Government selected US consulting agency Louis Berger to prepare a detailed feasibility report (DFR) for the Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport development project.

Sep-2017. India's Kerala State Government officially appointed Louis Berger to undertake a technical and financial feasibility study and environment impact assessment (EIA) for the Cheruvally Sabarimala Airport development project. The US infrastructure development and consulting agency is expected to submit its report and complete procedures to receive clearance to proceed with the project from relevant government authorities by Jun-2018.

Jul-2017. India’s Kerala State government plans to appoint consultancy firm Louis Berger to lead development of the Sabarimala Airport greenfield project. Louis Berger is expected to identify a site for the airport’s development within 45 days followed by an economic feasibility study, a detailed master plan development and environmental impact assessment.

Feb-2017. Kerala's Government granted in principal approval for a greenfield airport development project near Sabarimala. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation will conduct a feasibility study for the project, which will aim to reduce congestion in the Nov/Jan festival season.

Nov-2016.

28-Nov-2016. India's BJP national executive member V. Muraleedharan advised the BJP Government will welcome airport development projects on "government land complying with all the laws and without causing damage to the environment", in reference to Erumely Airport.

17-Nov-2016. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated the state government would proceed with plans to construct an airport near the Sabarimala temple.

17-Nov-2016. India's Kerala Government proposed a new airport development project in Erumely. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, "We met the civil aviation minister and he said no objection certification will be given after we identify the land. The land has already been identified near Erumely and once I am back in the state, the decision to go ahead with the airport will be taken". No other details are known.


Cheruvally Estate


The site for the proposed airport is Cheruvally Estate, formerly the site of a rubber plantation.[8] Initially, the estate belonged to Harrison plantations and later by the RPG Goenka group. Gospel for Asia, a Christian missionary organization under Believers' Church took it over from the Goenka group. The ownership of the property was disputed in 2017 before the High Court of Kerala claiming that the Estate was government land.[9] A 2018 High Court order affirmed the church's ownership of the Estate.[10]


See also



References


  1. "Kerala's next airport to come up in Kanjirappally | Kerala new airport | Kerala next airport | Sabarimala airport". English.manoramaonline.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. "Sabarimala airport to come up on Cheruvally estate". The Hindu. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Kerala to set up airport in Kanjirapally to cater to Sabarimala hill shrine". The Financial Express. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. "It's slow progress for Sabarimala pilgrims". The Hindu. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. "Erumely airport report gathers dust". Deccan Chronicle. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. "Sabarimala airport project: Special officer to be selected in a month". The New Indian Express. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. "Thiruvananthapuram: Kial MD special officer for Sabarimala airport project". The Times of India. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Sabarimala airport: the century-old Cheruvally Estate was a British aerial discovery | Sabarimala airport | Cheruvally Estate | British aerial discovery | Erumely airport | Sabarimala pilgrims | Kerala". English.manoramaonline.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. "Cheruvally estate is government land, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan". Deccan Chronicle.
  10. "Harrisons case setback may cost Kerala government dear in Erumeli airport project". The New Indian Express. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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