The Supreme Court cleared the path for construction of an international airport at Mopa in Goa by lifting the suspension on Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the project.
About:
Location: Mopa Airport is an under-construction greenfield airport being built at Mopa in North Goa district, Goa.
Developer: GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will develop the airport.
Timeline: PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project in 2016. In March 2019, the Supreme Court suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted for the project.
Need of project: Goa's current airport at Dabolim is a civil enclave operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at a military airfield owned by the Indian Navy. Civilian and military operations share a common runway and result in severe airside congestion.
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