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Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited abbreviated as (MADC), is a Special Purpose Company constituted in 2002 by the
Government of Maharashtra The Government of Maharashtra is the state governing authority for the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a democratically elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the Vidhan Sabha for a five-year term. Maharashtra has a Maharashtra Legisla ...
(GoM) to plan, construct, operate and maintain airports in the State. The government has entrusted MADC the task of developing three ` greenfield' and six `brownfield' airports, and a heliport at Gadchiroli. MADC was also to play a lead role in the planning and implementation of the
Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur The Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) is an airport project for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur. It is the biggest economical development project currently underway in India in terms of invest ...
(MIHAN) project, In April 2017, a report by the
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(CAG) criticised the MADC for not developing a single airport in the state due to absence of a long-term plan, despite 14 years of its existence. The report also stated that Grants given by the state government for development of airports were lying unused, thus "blocking up" the public money. Keeping in mind all the key objectives, MADC was formed with equity participation from
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Ltd. (CIDCO),
Nagpur Improvement Trust Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) () is a local civic government body with the task of developing new areas within the city limits of Nagpur, India and maintaining existing city infrastructure. This trust works along with Nagpur Municipal Corporati ...
(NIT),
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the government of Maharashtra state in India and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra. It provides businesses with infrastructure such as land (open plot or built-up spa ...
(MIDC),
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Ltd. (MSRDC) and the
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(NMC). The master plan of MIHAN consists of a
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/ref> comprising an Information Technology City, a Health City, a Captive Power Plant and other Manufacturing and Value Added units.


Other Projects


Existing Airports

The MADC has been tasked with developing some existing airports in Non-Metropolitan regions of Maharashtra. These are : * Amravati Airport *
Chandrapur Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city ...
Airstrip *
Dhule Airport Dhule Airport is located at Gondur area in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. This airstrip was constructed in 1974 by the Public Works Department and was transferred to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) after its formation in 2002. T ...
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Jalgaon Airport Jalgaon Airport is a domestic airport located off National Highway 753F southeast of the city of Jalgaon in Maharashtra, India. It has flights to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International ...
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Karad Airport Karad Airport is in the Satara district of Maharashtra state in India. Its airstrip was built in 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the Koyna dam project. The airport is currently used for general aviation and piloting. It curre ...
*
Phaltan Phaltan () is a town, a tehsil, and a municipal council in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is about northeast of the city of Satara and about 110 km from Pune. History Phaltan was one of the non-salu ...
Airstrip *
Solapur Airport Solapur Airport (सोलापूर विमानतळ) is a public airport located in Solapur, in the state of Maharashtra, India. History The airport was built by Indian Defence Authorities in September 1948 during the police acti ...
The remaining airports in the State of Maharashtra continue to remain under the jurisdiction of the MIDC.


Greenfield Airports

The Government has approved proposals for developing three
greenfield airport A greenfield airport is an aviation facility with greenfield project characteristics. The designation reflects certain environmental qualities (using previously undeveloped or empty greenfield land, for example) and commissioning, planning and cons ...
s. *
Shirdi Airport Shirdi Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Shirdi, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Kakadi, about southwest of the city and from Sangamner. It is the fourth busiest airport in the state after Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur airp ...
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Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport is a proposed greenfield airport project to serve the city of Pune, India. It will be built near Saswad and Jejuri in Purandar taluka of Pune District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The ...
near Purandhar in
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* Boramani International Airport in
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See also


MADC-Official Website
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Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur The Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) is an airport project for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur. It is the biggest economical development project currently underway in India in terms of invest ...
(MIHAN) *
Nagpur Improvement Trust Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) () is a local civic government body with the task of developing new areas within the city limits of Nagpur, India and maintaining existing city infrastructure. This trust works along with Nagpur Municipal Corporati ...
(NIT) *
Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
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Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...
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Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the government of Maharashtra state in India and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra. It provides businesses with infrastructure such as land (open plot or built-up spa ...
(MIDC) *
Airports Authority of India The Airports Authority of India, or AAI, is a public sector enterprise under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastruct ...
(AAI) *
Nagpur Airport Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The airport is located at Sonegaon, 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Nagpur. The airport covers an area of 1,355 acre ...


References


External links


The Gazette of India, SEZ Act 2005
Economy of Nagpur Vidarbha Proposed infrastructure in Maharashtra State agencies of Maharashtra 2002 establishments in Maharashtra Indian companies established in 2002