In-principle approval for greenfield airports at Kota and Puri
Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu on 5 May 2025 granted in-principle approval for greenfield airports at Kota in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha.
Summary
Greenfield airports at Kota, Rajasthan, and Puri, Odisha, received in-principle approval from Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu on 5 May 2025. The Kota airport is meant to serve the city, a major educational and industrial hub, and the wider Hadoti region. The Puri airport is expected to boost religious tourism to the city, home to Lord Jagannath, and improve direct connectivity with major metropolitan cities.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 May 2025
- Approval by
- Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Minister of Civil Aviation
- Airports
- Greenfield: Kota (Rajasthan) and Puri (Odisha)
- Kota
- Serves Hadoti region
- Puri
- Religious tourism (Lord Jagannath)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 5 May 2025, in-principle approval was granted for greenfield airports at Kota (Rajasthan) and:
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Correct answer: B — Puri
The approval was for greenfield airports at Kota in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha.
Consider the following statements about the greenfield airports approved on 5 May 2025: 1. Puri, one of the two sites, is in Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Kota airport is expected to serve the Hadoti region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Puri is in Odisha.