Current Affairs - Miscellaneous - Discussion

Maharashtra State will get a new airport at ParuleChipi in Sindhudurg district, which is expected to be functional by September 2018. This airport is being constructed under the aegis of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) by IRB Sindhudurg Airport Pvt. Ltd. on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) basis. Estimated cost for constructing this airport is Rs. 520 crore. Sindhudurg airport will have a 2500-meter runway and in terms of passenger handling capacity, it will be able to handle 200 departing and 200 passengers arriving during peak hours. Post completion, this airport will provide better connectivity to the Konkan region of Maharashtra, parts of Goa, North Karnataka and Western Maharashtra.