NOCs for projects near airport is easier as AAI, A'bad officials can now grant approval.
The decision of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), New Delhi, to give AAI, Ahmedabad, officials the authority to approve proposals for construction of buildings near the city airport is finally fetching good results.
The AAI, Ahmedabad, has so far approved more than 90 proposals for construction of buildings within 20 km from the city airport. Among the structures for which it has given approval is the proposed ICICI Bank building in Gandhinagar which, when ready, will be one the tallest structures in the state.
According to the rules, prior approval of the AAI is a must to construct a building within 20km of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. In the case of high-rise buildings, an NOC is required even for building
Till August 2008, obtaining a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) for the construction of a building within 20 km from the Ahmedabad airport used to take a minimum of one year. Earlier, NOC seekers had to apply first to Ahmedabad airport. Then their applications were sent to Mumbai and then to New Delhi.
"In August 2008, AAI, New Delhi, gave us the permission to approve NOCs," said an AAI source at the city airport. "This has helped speed up the procedure, so much so that, in many cases, we have given approval within a month."
The source said that only 33 NOCs were approved in the period from August to December 2008. "But, in 2009, the number of NOCs issued was 56. Moreover, last year, we had received 86 applications for NOCs."
Sources said that most of the projects for which applications were received, were planned for Chandkheda, Motera, Gandhinagar and Sarkhej. They said that, of these, many were for high-rise buildings, ranging from 10 to 20 storied structures.
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