Consider the following airports :
- 1.Donyi Polo Airport
- 2.Kushinagar International Airport
- 3.Vijayawada International Airport
In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects ?
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Answer: A. Donyi Polo Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar (opened 2022) and Kushinagar International Airport (opened 2021) were built as greenfield airports, meaning new airports on fresh sites. Vijayawada airport at Gannavaram is an old airport that was upgraded and given a new terminal, so it is a brownfield project. So 1 and 2 only.
Watch for: The word 'International' and a new terminal make Vijayawada sound new, but the airport itself has existed for decades.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Vijayawada was an existing airport that was upgraded, not a greenfield project.
- C. Wrong because Vijayawada is brownfield and Kushinagar is greenfield.
- D. Wrong because Vijayawada International Airport is not a greenfield project.
Source to check: Ministry of Civil Aviation replies in Rajya Sabha (March 2023) listing 11 operationalised greenfield airports, including Kushinagar and Donyi Polo (Hollongi)
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