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Srinagar Airport par runway ka maintenance hone wala hai, July se partial bandh aur October mein 15 din full shutdown rahega. Tourism waalon ko tension ho rahi hai kyunki yeh peak season hai. Govt alternative plans bana rahi hai.
Kya ho raha hai?
Airports Authority of India (AAI) ne announce kiya hai ki Srinagar International Airport ki runway par zaroori maintenance hone wala hai. Runway 15 saal se use ho rahi hai aur ab isko repairs ki zaroorat hai.
July se har Monday aur Tuesday ko runway partially bandh rahegi, baaki 5 din flights normal chalengi. Lekin October mein, yeh maintenance finalize karne ke liye poori tarah se 15 dinon ke liye bandh rahegi.
Tourism par kya asar padega?
October mein jo 15 dinon ka shutdown hai, usse local tourism industry chintit hai. Yeh samay Durga Puja ki holidays ke aas paas aa raha hai, jab Kashmir mein tourists ki bheed hoti hai. Logon ko dar hai ki flights band hone se cancellations honge aur revenue ka nuksan ho sakta hai.
Is problem ko solve karne ke liye, Jammu aur Kashmir ke Chief Minister aur Union government ke beech baatcheet chal rahi hai. Ek idea hai ki October mein 2 hafte ke liye paas mein hi Awantipora Air Force Station ko civilian flights ke liye use kiya jaaye.
Airport ka expansion bhi chal raha hai!
Runway maintenance ke alawa, AAI ek bada expansion project bhi kar raha hai jispar ₹1,667 crore kharch ho rahe hain. Isse airport ki capacity 2.5 million passengers se badha kar 10 million karne ka plan hai.
Is project mein terminal area ko 20,000 sq meters se 71,000 sq meters tak badhaya jayega. Naya terminal international standards ka hoga aur ek saath 15 aircraft handle kar payega. Saath hi, 1,000 gaadiyon ke liye parking aur ek naya link road bhi banega. Yeh expansion 4 saal mein poora hone ka andaza hai.
Operational Updates
Srinagar Airport par passengers ki traffic kam zyada hoti rahi hai. FY 2024-25 mein 4.47 million passengers the, jo FY 2025-26 mein 3.38 million ho gaye the. Cargo volume badh kar 10,500 metric tons ho gaya hai, jabki capacity 40,000 metric tons hai.
Investors aur Travelers ko kya dekhna chahiye?
Sabse important yeh hai ki October mein shutdown ki exact dates kya confirm hoti hain aur kya government alternative airport ka arrangement finalize karti hai. Dusra, ₹1,667 crore wale expansion project ka progress bhi track karna zaroori hai.