 "India's first aviation park to come up in Gujarat")
To strengthen the aviation sector in Gujarat, the state government has planned to set up the country's first-ever aviation park here, having a slew of facilities, including an airstrip, training school, helipad and space for setting up small manufacturing units among others.
According to officials of government-owned Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GUJSAIL), this integrated park aims to raise awareness about the potential of the aviation sector among students, professionals, policymakers and business entities.
GUJSAIL, which is given the task by the government to carry out the project, has recently identified a piece of land near Bagodara village, about 30 km from here.
It will also provide a platform for manufacturing activities and human resources related to the sector, he said.
"This will be a first-ever aviation park in India. There are hardly three or four such parks in the world. We have identified 60 hectares of land near Bagodara. Now, we will conduct a feasibility study of that location and are hoping to finalise after government's approval, by the end of this financial year," said Chauhan.
Giving details about the entire project, Chauhan, who is also the director of civil aviation, stated the park will serve as a one-stop destination in the avenues of aerospace training, research, recreation and manufacturing.
"We want to create a complete ecosystem where everything related to aviation sector gets available under one roof. In the initial phase, this park will provide platform for educating people about the aviation activities. Apart from a theatre and an info-tech area, the park will also have space for conducting air shows and other aviation-related adventure sports," said Chauhan.
For professionals, the park will have a training complex having a flight simulator, an aviation and aerospace management school, an aircrew training school, a helipad and a landing strip for smaller aircrafts, said Chauhan.
"We have planned various activities here, including training and licensing of staff. This park will also be involved with aspects of air operation regulations, safety, security, environmental concerns, research & development and aviation-related policies" Chauhan said.
According to him, the first phase of the park may get operational by the end of next financial year.
In the second phase of development, the focus will be on attracting national and international industrial houses to set up their manufacturing facilities in this park, he said.
"This aviation park can create direct and indirect employment for highly-skilled resources in the area of aerospace and avionics. In the later stages, this park will have small manufacturing units to produce spare parts for aircraft. We are planning to develop this park on public private partnership model," he added.
According to officials of government-owned Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GUJSAIL), this integrated park aims to raise awareness about the potential of the aviation sector among students, professionals, policymakers and business entities.
GUJSAIL, which is given the task by the government to carry out the project, has recently identified a piece of land near Bagodara village, about 30 km from here.
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According to GUJSAIL Chief Executive Officer Captain Ajay Chauhan, the aim of this park will be to raise awareness about the aviation sector among investors, students and people at large.
It will also provide a platform for manufacturing activities and human resources related to the sector, he said.
"This will be a first-ever aviation park in India. There are hardly three or four such parks in the world. We have identified 60 hectares of land near Bagodara. Now, we will conduct a feasibility study of that location and are hoping to finalise after government's approval, by the end of this financial year," said Chauhan.
Giving details about the entire project, Chauhan, who is also the director of civil aviation, stated the park will serve as a one-stop destination in the avenues of aerospace training, research, recreation and manufacturing.
"We want to create a complete ecosystem where everything related to aviation sector gets available under one roof. In the initial phase, this park will provide platform for educating people about the aviation activities. Apart from a theatre and an info-tech area, the park will also have space for conducting air shows and other aviation-related adventure sports," said Chauhan.
For professionals, the park will have a training complex having a flight simulator, an aviation and aerospace management school, an aircrew training school, a helipad and a landing strip for smaller aircrafts, said Chauhan.
"We have planned various activities here, including training and licensing of staff. This park will also be involved with aspects of air operation regulations, safety, security, environmental concerns, research & development and aviation-related policies" Chauhan said.
According to him, the first phase of the park may get operational by the end of next financial year.
In the second phase of development, the focus will be on attracting national and international industrial houses to set up their manufacturing facilities in this park, he said.
"This aviation park can create direct and indirect employment for highly-skilled resources in the area of aerospace and avionics. In the later stages, this park will have small manufacturing units to produce spare parts for aircraft. We are planning to develop this park on public private partnership model," he added.