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April 2011l Vol I, Issue I
PM inauguratesThiruvananthapuram terminal
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the inauguration of the New International Terminal Building,at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in Kerala on February 12, 2011. Defence Minister Mr A K Antony,Governor of Kerala Mr R S Gavai, Chief Minister of Kerala Mr V S Achuthanandan andUnion Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Mr Vayalar Ravi are also seen.
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Symphony in steel and glass: AAI sets a new benchmark inthe creation of Thiruvananthapurams new terminal
Landmark in the South
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April 2011 I AAI UPDATE I 3
PRIME MINISTER Dr
Manmohan Singh inaugurat-
ed and dedicated the new
international terminal building at
Thiruvananthapuram Airport to the
nation recently in the presence of Kerala
Governor R S Gavai, Chief Minister V SAchuthanandan , Union Minister for Civil
Aviation & Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi
and Union Defence Minister A K Antony.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime
Minister said that the government had laid
emphasis on enhancing airport infrastructure
in the country as airports were considered
gateways to the economic
development of the nation.
He commended the
Airports Authority of India
and Ministry of Civil Aviation
for building an impressive
and world-class infrastruc-
ture for the air passengers
at Thiruvananthapuram. He further said that
making the terminal
building and facilities more 'user friendly' was
the need of the hour today, since airlines
were providing competition to rail and
attracting the general public to air travel.
Earlier, speaking on the occasion,
Vayalar Ravi said that the new inter nation-
al terminal building at Thiruvananthapuram
Airport spread over an area of approximately
32,200 sq m with all the latest facilities was aunique architectural feature. He expressed
happiness that a long-felt dream of the peo-
ple of Kerala had come true.
The terminal built at a cost of`289 crore
is a state-of-the-art building which has been
designed as a steel tabular shape structure
with two portals connected with a top enclo-
sure truss in a wave shape
with 30 check-in coun-
ters, 26 immigration coun-
ters, 11 Customs booth,
four pre-check-in X-ray
machines, three aero-
bridges. The new terminal
building has an annual
handling capacity of 18 lakh passengers.
Earlier, V P Agrawal, Chairman AAI, wel-
comed the Prime Minister and other distin-
guished guests by presenting bouquets.
Greetings and best wishes to all
colleagues on the auspicious occasion
of our Foundation Day.
As the head of the institution, I have often been
asked about the contribution of AAI in the
development and economic wellbeing of our
country. My answer has always been the same: we
have had a seminal role to play in this incredible
story. Nowhere in the world has aviation grown at
an average of 25-28 per cent year-on-year for
close to five years; nowhere have the number of
aircraft literally quadrupled in the same period or
the number of flights increased over tenfold and
yet there has not been a blip in our delivery of
services. Its a remarkable achievement for which all
of us can be justifiably proud.
All this would simply be out of question if it had
not been for all of you who have committed
yourselves to constantly strive to improve our
countrys air connectivity by providing services in the
farthest corners of this great nation. At a given time
we are either in the process of enhancing our
operations or creating a new Greenfield infrastructure
in some remote part of the nation. Pakyong airport
coming up in Sikkim, about which you will read in
this issue, is a case in point. It will fast track
developments in this region and give us one more
opportunity to serve the people of the North- East.
As is evident, the purpose of this new
'In-house Magazine' is to keep each and every
employee of AAI updated with the developments
across the length and breadth of the country
through a single journal rather than taking recourse
to piecemeal coverage by individual Directorates,
Regions and Airports.This, you would appreciate,
will go a long way in cementing camaraderie and
oneness amongst the over 20,000-strong AAI
family. Thus, having decided to embark on this
route, the era of having multiple magazines in the
organisation is a thing of the past.
Happy reading!
TAKE
OFFV P AGRAWAL
Chairman, AAI
TOPSTOR
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Terminal impressesPrime Minister
V P Agrawal, Chairman, AAI, welcoming Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at a function to
inaugrate the New International Terminal Building at Thiruvananthapuram Airport.
INSIDE
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Awareness programmes atDelhi and regional offices
Vigilance activities
p13
Infrastructure developmentsin the North-Eastern region
Focus on N-E
p23
AAI staff and familywork to better lives
CSR activities
AAIcelebrates acentury of civilaviation in India
p4
p5
ACI Asia Pacific meets inDelhi
AAI hosts ACI
... I compliment the AirportsAuthority of India for thecommitment with which theyhave been building suchimpressive infrastructure in ourairport... Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
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PASSENGER SATISFACTION was in the limelight at the recent Airports
Council International (ACI) meeting in Delhi. Max Moore-Wilton, Chair of
the ACI World Governing Board, said, ACI and its member airports are inpursuit of an improved passenger experience and will work with ICAO
and all industry stakeholders to make it happen. With the expected
growth in all regions, particularly here in India where traffic is expected
to double in five years, it is imperative that we focus on consumer
needs.
Protecting and improving the passenger experience will determine
new undertakings and cross-industry collaborative efforts. ACI World
relocated its headquarters to Montreal this year in order to work more
closely with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) especial-
ly for safety, security and sustainability three areas of common priority
between the two organisations.
On security, the Board directed that ACI, on behalf of airports
worldwide, work with ICAO and governments to seek harmonisation of
security screening processes so that passengers can clearly know what
to expect when they travel on the basis of simple common rules.
Airports are promoting standardised and
simplified security procedures and urges ICAO and its member-States to
take a leadership role in the interests of the passengers.
The ACI World Board launched a new initiative called ACRIS, which
builds on a harmonised plug and play approach to IT communications
amongst airports, airlines and the many service suppliers on each air-
port. Enhanced coordination achieves the ultimate goal of delivering
more services to the passenger at less cost.
During the preceding ACI Asia-Pacific Region Annual Conference,
jointly hosted by Airpor ts Authority of India (A AI) and Delhi International
Airport (DIAL), Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World, presented
the prestigious Airport Service Quality awards to the 2010
top-performing airports. She said, These top performers are identified
by a comprehensive survey completed by the passengers themselves as
they travel through the worlds airports. Passengers should have the last
word and we want to listen to and understand their views.
Both the Chair and the Director General warmly thanked V P
Agrawal, Chairman, AAI, and P S Nair, CEO-Corporate Airports Sector,
GMR Group, for their hospitality and support for this major aviation con-
ference, as well as expressing their appreciation to Dr Nasim Zaidi,
Secretary, Civil Aviation India and Y S Bhave, Chairperson, Airports
Economic Regulatory Authority, and the other senior aviation specialists
who participated in the conference.
Dr Nasim Zaidi, Secretary, Civil Aviation with V P Agrawal, Chairman,
AAI, cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the ACI conference in Delhi. On Mr.
Agrawals left is ACI Director General Angela Gittens and to Dr Zaidisleft are Tan Sri Bashir Ahmed, Managing Director and CEO, Malaysian
Airports Holdings Berhard and Max Moore Wilton, Chairman, Sydney
Airport Corporation Ltd.
4 I AAI UPDATE IApril 2011
A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
AAI UPDATE
V P Agrawal, Chairman, Airpor ts Authority of India, recently signed
a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr Nasim Zaidi, Secretary,
Civil Aviation, in the presence of other board members of A AI.
The MoU is aimed at monitoring and enhancing the overall per-
formance of AAI under the able guidance and assistance of
Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The memorandum spell s out the targets to be achieved by
AAI in key per formance areas such as augmentation of capaci ty of
airports and air traffic services, generating adequate internal
resources for financing expansion and modernisation plans,
improvement of service standards at airports, improvement of
operational efficiencies, etc. during 2011-12.
According to the MoU, A AI will also target to achieve a gross
margin of`2227 crore and customer satisfaction of 80 per cent.
The AAI is expected to achieve excellent rating, as per the MoU
for 2010-11.
Civil Aviation Secretary Dr Nasim Zaidi and AAI Chairman V PAgrawal with other members of the AAI Board, Ministry and AAIofficials after the signing of the MoU.
AAI signs MoU with MoCA Wages and perks revised toimprove productivity
THE MANAGEMENT of Airports Author ity of India with theapproval of the Ministry of Civil Aviation has offered an attractive
package to its employees to nurture and conver t them into a
highly motivated and professional team.
AAI has entered a wage settlement package for the non-
executives and has also decided the perquisites for executives
as a morale-booster. The move, that will affect all strata of
employees, is aimed to take the organisation to new heights.
The Human Resources Department strives to contribute in
achieving the vision and mission of AAI in the challenging
business scenario in civil aviation and seeks to prepare the
organisation to face the competitiveness and generate revenues
to develop civil aviation infrastructure for the country.
The wage settlement signed recently between the manage-
ment of Airports Authority of India and Employees' Union
includes revision of pay scales and perquisites and allowances of
non-executives within the ambit of the Department of Public
Enterprises (DPE) guidelines. The current wage settlement is for a
period of 10 years which is effective from January 1, 2007 to
December 31, 2016.
The whole process of wage negotiations was personally
overseen by V P Agrawal, Chairman, AAI, and with his constant
monitoring and far-sighted vision and with the successful steering
on a day-to-day basis under taken by S C Chhatwal, Member
(Finance) and K K Jha, Member (HR), AAI.
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A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
V P Agrawal, Chairman, Airport s Author ity of India, recent ly i naugurat-
ed the Air Traffic Message Handling System (AMHS). AMHS is a part
of Global Aeronautical Telecommunication Network adapted by
International Civil Aviation Organization to seamlessly distribute Air
Traffic Contro l (ATC) message among ICAO member states including
Air to Ground (A/G) messages.With this AMHS implementation at Mumbai, India has become
one of the leading countries in adopting this technology to support
ICAO Global Plan initiatives. While Mumbai will be the international
gateway on the ATN network in India , sim ilar AMHS are also planned
to be provided at Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai airports as a part of
domestic AMHS network. This is expected by end-December 2011.
As par t of implementing ATN in the Indian sub-continent, A AI
has installed an AMHS system at Mumbai. This is a state-of-the-art
computer based system. After extensive trials, exchange of messages
have already commenced with Singapore. Operational trials are also
underway with China and Pakistan. Mumbai AMHS will also be linked
with Muscat , Co lombo, Kathmandu, Dhaka and other international
destinations for exchange of aeronautical messages over ATN.
AAI has well-established and time-tested tradition of mobilising and
upgrading its fire fighting that was demonstrated during the annual
fire service week (April 14-20, 2011). The demonstration was inau-
gurated by Chairman V P Agrawal who complimented the emer-
gency teams at airports across the country for their preparedness
and agility in the face of any eventuality. On this occasion, the AAI
team offered a vivid demonstration of its skills in fire fighting and
rescue missions.
AAIs fire fighters
IN THE past years, many developments have taken place in the civil
aviation sector in India. To remember the historical developments
and to commemorate 100 years of flying and recognise the servic-es rendered by the civil aviation fraternity in India, the Ministry of
Civil Aviation has declared year 2011-12 as centenary celebrations
year for Indian c ivil aviation. The inaugural function was held on
February 18, 2010 to kick off the activities for the year-long cele-
brations. The Civil Aviation Minister honoured
the Airports Authority of India at the inaugural
function of the Centenary celebrations on February 18, 2011 (see
page 3: Member-Finance S C Chhatwal receiving the memento
from Minister Vayalar Ravi).All the buildings connected with aviation and airports were illuminat-
ed as part of centenary celebrations and the 100 years logo for the
centenary celebrations has been launched which is being displayed
at prominent locations in and around airports in the country. In
addition to this, the 100-year logo is being printed on all the station-
ary items being used by AAI for its day-to-day communication.
AAI commemorates centenary of Indian aviation
Into the big leagues with AMHS
The beautifully lit-up AAI headquarters at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan and ( inset) Safdarjung Airport in all their glory.
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A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
TO BRING enhanced transparency in
procurement, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has
taken an initiative to implement e-tendering sys-
tem in high value contracts. The e-tendering portal has
been hosted on the web
(http://etender.aai.aero/irj/portal) and will be popular-
ly known as e-TAPS (Electronic Tendering and
Procurement System). The
system is in line with CVCs guidelines and it uses SAP
as platform and is fully secure. The portal also pro-
vides online help and training suppor t to new users
such as bidders and tenderers. The system supports all
the stages of a tendering process and will use digital signa-tures for authentication and it will be available on internet for
external users.
No Objection Certificate Application
System (NOCAS) will expedite the process of
height clearances and also bring transparency. The
application has been hosted on AAIs website
(www.aai.aero) that enables applicants to apply
online for NOC for height clearance in respect ofbuildings/structures, chimneys, masts, etc. at the
airports and in the vicinity of the airport area. The
system also provides users with a facility to track
the status of their application based on the user
ID and password allocated automatically for the
purpose. The system conforms to the latest
guidelines issued under SO84(E) by the
Government of India. Both the projects were
steered towards successful implementation at the
instance of the CVO, AAI.
The e-tendering portal and NOC AS were
launched recently by R Sri Kumar, Vigilance
Commissioner at a function presided over by Dr.
Nasim Zaidi, Secretary, Civil Aviation. Chairman AAI,
other Board Members, CVO and senior executives
of AAI were also present.
Secretary, Civil Aviation, while addressing the
gathering lauded the success ful implementation of
these projects in AAI, particularly at a time
when huge investments in civil aviat ion have
been envisaged. He also hailed it as a land-
mark moment as it would synergise the
procurement action.
Speaking on the occasion, Vigilance
Commissioner highlighted the importance
of e-tendering as a tool for effective
procurement and reduction in litigation
and other such factors in procurement.
He shared his rich experience and provid-
ed a number of tips to the executives for
successful implementation of such tools andcalled it a right step towards transparency, which
will bring AAI closer to its stakeholders.
Usheringin
transparency intendering
AAI airports were awarded under National Competition for Steel Structure during the FICCI -INSDAG seminar on 'Steel The Preferred
Choice of Material for Infrastructure Construction'. The Airports that won the awards included Ahmedabad, Amritsar and Thiruvananthapuram.
R Sri Kumar, Vigilance Commissioner (third from right), launching the e-tendering portal and
NOCAS at AAI. Also seen in the photograph (L to R) are Secretary, Civil Aviation, Dr Nasim Zaidi,
Chairman AAI, V P Agrawal, CVO (AAI) B Pradhan and AAI Member (Finance) S C Chhatwal.
AAI airports adjudged excellent
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CNS/ANSACTIVITIES
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION as per
MoU 2010-11 targets in CNS
Directorate: AAI has signed an MoU
2010-11 with Ministry of Civil Aviation. As per
Part-III of MoU, sector-specific
parameters for CNS-OM Directorate, perform-
ance target for availability of navigation and
surveillance Aids is 99.40 per cent for excel-
lent ratings.
The availabi lity of navigation and sur veil-
lance aids for the year 2010 -11 has been
99.75 per cent against performance target of
99.40 per cent for excel-
lent rating. This is much
above the MOU parame-
ter. This
availability for navigation
and surveillance facility is
further calculated and
derived as per provisions
of ICAO Annex 10
Volume-I Aeronautical
Telecommunication
Radio Navigation Aids.For the MoU parameter performance
evaluation, availability of following surveillance
and navigational facilities operational at vari-
ous stations is monitored:
a. Surveillance Facilities:i. ARSR : 02
ii. ASR : 09
iii. MSSR : 15
iv. ASMGCS : 03
v. ADS/CPDLC : 04
b. Navigation Facilities:i. ILS : 56
ii. CVOR/DVOR : 90
iii. DME (HP) : 91
iv. DME (LP) : 56
v. LOCATOR : 14
vi. MARKER : 19
vii. NDB : 57
The above Availability of Navigation &
Surveillance Aids for the year MoU 2011-12
has been proposed 99.80 per cent against
performance target for excellent rating.
Integration of Air Traffic ManagementAutomation Data Base at Delhi and Mumbaiairports with Airport Operational Database(AODB) at DIAL and MIAL
To have real-time informat ion on movement
and status of flights, ATM Data Base at Delhi
and Mumbai airports have been successfully
integrated with Airport Operational Database
(AODB) of Airport Operators at Delhi (DIAL)
and Mumbai (MIAL) airports.
Commissioning of new integrated AIS/AIMAutomation System at AAI CHQ to complywith the observations of ICAO USOAP(Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme)
To comply with one of the obser vations of
ICAO USOAP (Universal Safety Oversight
Audit Programme)
of India which was
carried out during
2006, a new inte-
grated AIS/AIM
Automation
System (IDDS from
Italy) has been
commissioned
successfully at AAI
Corporate
Headquarter. Thissystem provides automation of design and
publication of e-AIP/AIC and other
Aeronautical information like Notam, etc .
The sys tem also provides automation of Flight
Procedure Design and simulation of radiation
pattern of Navigational and Surveillance
facilities signals in space.
Improvement of HF Communication inMumbai FIR
To meet the IC AO recommendation for
improvement of HF Communication in
Mumbai FIR, remote receivers facility has
been operationalised at Dahisar (Mumbai).
This has resulted in signi ficant and marked
improvement of HF communication (MWARA)
within Mumbai FIR .
New PlansSectorisation of Chennai FIRAugmentation of VHF coverage is being
planned to provide seamless VHF coverage
by planning additional VHF/ RCAG for upper
and lower ACCs within each FIR of the Indian
airspace. As a pilot project, Chennai FIR is
divided into five sectors for Upper ACC. All
these sectors at FL 265 and above shall be
Major CNS achievementsduring 2010
With the astonishing growth of Indian
aviation the CNS/ATM activities at AAI
have played a critical role in making
sure that we are able to sustain this
growth. Excerpts from an interview
with Member (ANS),V Somasundaram
Q:CNS/ATM activities in AAI havegot a fillip with exclusivemember appointed to provideleadership to the group. How will ithelp improve the deliverables and theperformance at a nation-wide level?A:The exponential growth in CivilAviation in the last decade hasnecessitated matching initiatives from
AAI to enhance
safety, efficiency
and capacity ofairspace/airports.
AAI, in right earnest,
embarked upon
major initiatives --
upgradation of
CNS/ATM
infrastructure, recruitment of CNS/ATM
personnel, setting-up of independent
safety board, steps to ensure
adherence of
Medical/Professional/Language
competencies by the ATCOs and
appointing a full-time member for ANS
to look after CNS/ATM functions.
By having a separate full-time mem-
ber for ANS, the initiatives have been
given the much-needed impetus and
the tangible results are for all of us to
see. The daunting and the much-
talked-about requirement of integrating
Radars for seamless radar coverage
permitting reduction in separation,
enabling fuel-efficient Flight Levels and
consequently enhancing capacity has
already been successfully completed in
Chennai FIR.
MANAGINGGROWTH
INTERVIEW
V SOMASUNDARAM
A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
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controlled and operated from Chennai. Trial
operation for proof of the concept is likely to
commence after the installation/SAT of new
SITTI VCS at Chennai in April 2011.
Commencement of ATS MessageHandling System (AMHS) Operation at
Mumbai.
In line with ICAO Asia and Pacific Region
Ground-to-Ground ATN/AMHS Implementation
Plan, Backbone Boundary intermediate Station
(BBIS) links are to be established among India
(Mumbai), Singapore, Thailand and China.
According ly, AAI has procured and ins talled a
modern AMHS system in April 2008, based in
Mumbai. The circuit is commissioned with
Singapore and the process for establishing cir-
cuits with Beijing and Karachi is in an advanced
stage.
Future Telecommunication InfrastructureTo meet the varied telecommunication requ ire-
ments for Air Navigation Services, Future
Telecommunication Inf rastructure is being
planned. An EOI has been already floated for
the same.
Human resources andtrainingInduction of CNS Personnel at Various Levels
To meet the acute shor tage of manpower in
CNS and additional requirement of
manpower due to installation and
commissioning of new/additional CNS and
ATM Automation Facilities and commiss ioning
of new airports, 427 personnel have been
inducted in the recent past as per the
following details:
Training of Afghanistan CNS Engineers at CATCAS per cooperation agreement signed with
Afghanistan for trai ning of their CNS and ATM
Personnel, 30 Afghanistan CNS engineers were
trained during the year at CATC, Allahabad.
Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR)
As par t of the Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) initiatives, industrial/summer training has
been imparted to a numbers of graduate engi-
neering students from various prestigious
Institutes/Colleges at various Regional Training
centres/airports during the year 2010 on CNS
and ATM Automation systems.
A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
Automation of 38 towers which
provides the controller with safety tools
has been taken up on priority. Reduction in
separation from 5NM to 3NM in approach
and implementation to reduction in longi-tudinal separation from 80NM to 50NM,
enhancement of VHF coverage through
implementation of RCAGs, enhancement of
radar coverage through implementation of
9 MSSRs, implementation of data-link for
delivery of PDC and weather information
direct to cockpit have been given due
attention and are fast nearing completion.
Other efficiency and safety-enhance-
ment measures like constitution of
Performance Improvement Team at major
airports with the objective of analysing
existing CNS/ATM procedures and suggest-
ing improvements for quality and level of
service to the stakeholders , performance
measurement of all the ATCOs across the
country, interaction with stakeholders
through collaborative process for enhanc-
ing safety and capacity at airports are
some of the specific steps taken by the
dedicated member set-up with consider-
able success.
The regional GM(s) have also been
empowered to carry out CNS/ATM
works/pro jects expeditiously through spe-
cific instructions and constitution of weekly
Work Advisor y Committee and Work
Approval Committee.
An Integrated Planning Group has also
been constituted to plan and implement
new ANS systems, procedures and man-power-related requirements.
All the above steps could be gi ven
due focus thanks to a unified ANS set-up,
paving way for improved safety, efficiency
and capacity of airspace/airports.
Q:How would you overcome theshortage of skilled manpower thatis affecting the quality of service? What areyour plans for the coming 12 months?A:Considering its impact on thequality of service, a scientific studyon manpower requirement for CNS/ATM
through Expert Agency is being
undertaken. The training establishments at
Gondia, CATC and Hyderabad are being
effectively utilised for enhancing the
training output. Advanced level of training
at the proposed Integrated ATC training
simulators at Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and
Delhi would enhance the quality of
training and service. Recruitment process
for 662 personnel in CNS/ATM is also
under way. All the above initiatives would
help us tide over the shortage of skilled
manpower and improve the quality of
service to our customers.
Q:How are you enhancing the flow oftraffic that is increasing day-by-dayacross the country through more efficientand skilful management of CNS/ATMactivities?A:The CNS/ATM activities that havebeen taken up for ensuring safe,efficient flow of traffic are listed below:
(a) Communication: Augmentation of
VHF coverage through addit ional RCAGs is
in progress and transition to data-link com-
munication has already been implemented
in oceanic airspace. Implementation of
data-link services permitting issue of
departure clearances and met information
directly to the cockpit is under way at
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru
and Hyderabad Airports. This will facilitate
controllers to deliver the clearances direct-
ly to cockpit printers, saving time, avoiding
human errors, enhancing safety, capacity,
and improving operational efficiency.
(b) Navigation: 34 RNP-10 routes
based on GNSS across all the Indian FIRs
and GNSScentered Performance-Based
Navigation procedures have been already
implemented at Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi,
Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad
Airpor ts. The optimised and standard
departure and arrival paths through PBN
procedures contribute to safety, efficiency
and reduced fuel burn. Further, Indian
satellite based navigation system GAGAN isbeing implemented to suppor t enroute
navigation, PBN procedures and approach
procedures with vertical guidance. PSAT
has already been completed.
(c) Surveillance: Installation of 9 MSSRs
is being implemented to cover entire con-
tinental airspace at and above 10,000,
with overlapping coverage. This will per-
mit reduced separation between aircraft
and contribute to capacity and efficiency.
(d)Air Traffic Management: Airspace
sectorization, upper airspace harmonisa-
tion, consolidation of 11 enroute centres
into 4 centres, complete ATM automation
at 38 airports with conflict management
and decision making tools for controllers,
have been taken up and are in various
stages of implementation. This will lead to
flexible and dynamic management of air-
space contributing to safe and efficient
flow of enroute traffic.
Further, implementation of Air Traffic
Flow Management for balancing capacity
and demand of airspace/airports is in
progress.
Control tower at Aurangabad
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April 2011 I AAI UPDATE I 9
VIGILANCE AWARENESS Week was
observed in the Airports Authority of
India from October 25 to November
1, 2010 on the theme of Generation ofAwareness and Publ icity against Cor ruption.
On the closing-day, function at the corporate
headquarters, P J Thomas, the then
Central Vigilance Commissioner
(CVC), addressed the senior
officers of AAI and appre-
ciated the efforts being
undertaken by the man-
agement and the CVO
in spreading necessary
awareness regarding
systemic improvements
for delivery of corruption-
free services in the
organisation.
M Madhavan Nambiar, the then
Secretary, Civil Aviation, also addressed the
senior officials on the occasion. CVC Thomas
released the fourth issue of the vigilance
magazine Crystal Clearwhile Secretary, C ivil
Aviation, released the updated version of
AAI s commercial manual. Earlier, on October
25, 2010, AAI Chairman, V P Agrawal
administered the vigilance pledge to
employees of AAI.
The Chair man, AAI, dis tributed prizes
and certificates to winners of the all-India
slogan/phrase writing competition in English
and Hindi which was organised for
employees and officers of AAI during
Vigilance Awareness Week.A number of programmes were held
during the Vigilance Week. P S Bawa,
Chairman, Transparency International
India Ltd. spoke to the senior
officers of the Airports
Author ity about 'Corruption
and Ethical Practices at
Workplace' on October
26, 2010 at the seminar
hall, R G Bhawan.
A day -long workshop
on 'Project Management'
was organised on October
27, 2010 at the Indian
Aviation Academy (NIAMAR),
Delhi. The workshop was inaugurat-
ed by J M Garg, Vigilance Commissioner. The
inaugural session was also graced by V P
Agrawal , Chai rman and V Somasundaram,
Member (ANS). V K Gupta, Addl. DG, CPWD,
moderated the panel discussion on
'Engineering Projects'. The second session
on CNS Projects' was moderated by S C
Chhatwal, Member (Fin). The workshop
sensitised the participants regarding various
issues about effective management of
projects.
AAI UPDATE
Vigilance has a critical role to
play in India's public sector. It is the
transparency and cutting-edge deliv-
ery of projects by these institutions
that gives impetus to the infrastructure
boom across India. Some excerpts
from an interview with Chief Vigilance
Officer, B Pradhan
Q:Could you outline how theelements of integrity andtransparency are being reinforced inthe functioning of the AirportsAuthority?A:The Airports Authority of Indiahas taken a number oftransparency initiatives for promoting
competitiveness
and fairness by
improving systems
and processes
such as:
a) Leveraging ofInformation
Technology:
l The NIT anddetails of contracts awarded are
being uploaded on website
(http://etender.aai.aero/irj/portal)
l e-payments being implemented
for all payments for rupees one
lakh and above.
l e-tendering is operationalised
w.e.f. 01.04.2011 for al l tenders
of rupees one crore and above.
b) Integrity Pact (IP):The Pact was s igned between A AI
and Transparency International
India on 15.02.08. IP is under
implementation w.e.f. 01.04.2008
through a panel of Independent
External Monitors. IP as a vigilance
tool is intended to make contract-
ing and procurement processes
transparent by binding the officials
of AAI and vendors for ethical
conduct. The system of external
monitoring also ensures better
accountability in the tendering
processes of the Authority.
VIGILANCE NEWS
Vigilancedrive
gathersspeed
Striving fortransparency
INTERVIEW
Continued on page 11
B PRADHAN
AAI CVO B Pradhan lighting the lamp along with Chairman V P Agrawal. Member (Finance) S CChhatwal, Member (Planning) S Raheja and Member (ANS) V Somasundaram on the occasion ofVigilance Awareness Period-2010.
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AAI has a robust and active Vigilance
Department that has a year- long
calendar of initiatives to educate
and empower employees with better infor-
mation and productivity tools. Detailed
below are vignettes of the multifaceted ini-
tiatives from the Vigilance team.
A DEDICATED toll-free hotline number
1800-11-0402 to register complaints
against corruption has been installed in
the office of CVO, AAI.
OFFICERS of the Vigilance Department
from Corporate and Regional
Headquarters visited Isha Yoga Centre,
Coimbatore, to attend a four-day
workshop from January 20, 201. This
was a residential programme, which
included lectures by the faculty of Isha
Foundation, yoga and meditation,
trekking in the forest and in the country-
side and video conferencing with
Sadhguru.
This workshop on Inner Engineering
was organ ised meticulously by
volunteers of Isha Foundation. Such
programmes help enhance the
mental capabilities of an individual and
enable him to perform tasks and
responsibilities with sincerity and
commitment.
A RESIDENTIAL training programme on
Personality Development was held at
Brahmakumaris Rajyoga Meditation
Centre, Mt. Abu from January 6 to 9,
2011. The programme was attended by
13 Jr. Executives/ Non-Executives work-
ing in Vigilance Department, CHQ and
Northern Region. Lectures were
delivered on topics such as stress
management, Rajyoga meditation, etc.
The sessions were extremely educative
and inspiring.
VIGILANCEACTIVITIES DURING
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A TWO-DAY workshop on
Enforcement of Contract Clauses and
Timely Recovery was organised by
Corporate Vigilance Department atAhmedabad on February 18 and 19,
2011. Officers of the rank of Sr.
Manager to Jt. GM from Engineering and
Finance disciplines participated. Issues
relating to execution of projects at
Airpor ts Authority of Ind ia were d is-
cussed and deliberated in great detail.
The topics were:
n Enforcement of Contract Clauses and
Dispute Resolution.
n Commonly observed Lapses in
Infrastructure Projects.
n Finance Management in Projects.
n Time & Cost ove rrun in A AI Projects
Causes & Solutions
The impor tant poin ts that emerged dur-
ing deliberation in the workshop have
been referred to the management for a
necessary follow-up action.
AS PART of preventive vigi lance initia-
tives of CVD, AAI, 'Integrity Club (IC)'
was launched by the then Central
Vigilance Commissioner on April 17,
2009 at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rangpuri,
Delhi. This is an extracurricular activity
on the patterns of NCC, NSS, Scouts,
etc. to rekindle human values among
school children (Class VI to IX) during
their formative years. The members are
called 'Young Champions of Ethics'(YCEs) with living values as their motto.
Children learn distinct values playfully as
a game and become Champions of
Ethics through practice in their day-to-
day lives. Twelve specific values such as
Integrity, Patriotism, Tolerance,
Secularism, Simplicity, Honesty, Love,
Compassion, Responsibility, Respect,
Non-Violence and Unity have been
identified to sensitise students through
various activities in the Integrity Club.
ICs have been introduced in all
Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country
and in all AAI-run schools. This initiative
of AAI has been acknowledged by the
CVC in the draft national anti-corruption
strategy to the Government of India.
IC was introduced in Biswambhar
Vidyapitha, Puri, Or issa by B Pradhan,
CVO, AAI, on December 14, 2010.
Detailed information regarding
operationalisation of Integrity Club is
available on the website of AAI.
(www.aai.aero/vigilance/vigilance_Integr
ity_club.jsp)
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c) A dedicated toll-free No. 1800-11-0402 is installed in the Office
of the Chief Vigilance Officer
(CVO) for registering com-
plaints. On-line registration ofcomplaints facility is also available
on the website of the AAI
(http://www.aai.aero/vigilance/Vigil
ance_Introduction.jsp).
This is how the elements of transparen-
cy, integrity, fairness and competitive-
ness being reinforced in the function-
ing of the Airports Authority.
Q: In institutions where there aremajor infrastructure projectsand developmental activities, careneeds to be taken to ensure that allcontracts are being executed inaccordance with the laid-downguidelines of the CVC. How do youensure such compliance in executionof infrastructure projects in the AAI?A:AAI would incur approximately`12, 964 crores fordevelopment of airport infrastructure
during the eleventh Plan Period (2007-
12). The Authority is executing several
projects during this period which
includes the mega projects of Kolkata
and Chennai Airports and
modernisation of 35 non-metro
Airpor ts.
The implementation of e-tendering
and Integrity Pact would definitely
help in promoting transparency andfairness in our public procurement
and project implementation. Various
CTE and CTE Type intensive inspec-
tions are also conducted for high-
value projects in co-ord ination with
the Central Vigilance Commission.
Therefore, execution of high value
infrastructure projects are focus areas
for the Commission in general and for
the Airports Authority in particular. If
a vendor commits any violation of its
commitments and obligations under IP
Programme, the Authority may termi-
nate the current contract and initiate
criminal proceedings against the
defaulters, if necessary. The mecha-
nisms of e-tendering, e-payment,
e-receipt, Integrity Pact, publication of
tenders and brief of contracts on AAI
and NIC website etc. would also help
to promote transparency and compet-
itiveness in implementation of major
infrastructure projects and
developmental activities in the organi-
sation.
Q:How do you observe theVigilance Awareness Week andhow does it help sensitise theemployees of the AAI on vigilancematters?A:For bringing awareness andsensitising officials, AAI hasbeen observing Vigilance Awareness
Week (VAW) with a theme provided
by the Commission every year
throughout its all Airports, Civil
Enclaves and Aeronautical
Communications Stations through
various activities such as oath
administration to all employees, essay
competition at national level,
conducting Workshop on IT/Project
Management/ Commercial/ Motivational
lectures by experts from Government
and Civil Society. Customers
Feedback is also taken for improving
the service delivery at different
establishments of A AI during VAW.
Employees are made aware to
improve their productivity and act as
whistle blower, if any v iolation or
wrong practices are noticed in the
Authori ty.
Q:Many a time employees arerattled by the very wordvigilance. However, the CVC hashighlighted many times that the idea ofvigilance is not to frighten people, butto make them aware of the need forgreater transparency. How do youensure this at the AAI?A: Vigilance in the context of anorganisation means to keep awatchfu l eye on the activities of the
personnel and taking prompt and
appropriate action to promote ethical
practices to ensure integrity and
honesty in the official transactions in
the Authority. Vigilance needs to be
understood as a Management tool
which helps in improving eff iciency of
the employees of the organisation. It
promotes clean, transparent and
ethical business practices for achieving
the mission and vision of the
organisation. It assists in systemic
improvements to curb opportunities
for corrupt practices. Therefore,
vigil ance need not be misunderstood
as an instrument to harass any
employee of the Authority; rather
vigil ance must function as a
management tool in improving the
systems, processes and work
environment in the Authority.
Continued from page 9
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THE NORTH-Eastern region observed
Vigilance Awareness Period (VAP) from
October 25 to November 1, 2010 at the
Regional Headquarters in Guwahati. A num-
ber of banners and posters on VAP were on
display in the terminal
building and office exhorting the staff about
vigilance awareness, t ransparency, integrity,
honesty, etc. The slogans on the posterspropagated messages like, Fighting
corruption is a journey, not a destination,
Avarice is a common frailty of mankind, A
person may cause evil not only by his action;
but also by his inaction, etc. In addition to
the posters, four Bribe Boards were dis-
played in conspicuous places of the office
and the airport.
VAP 2010 was launched with
the swearing-in of the pledge and
the lighting of the inaugural lamp by
RED, GM (Civil + CNS), JGM (Law),
DGM (P&A) and DGM (CNS). The
pledge was administered by RED,
AAI, NER in Hindi/Airport Director,
LGBI Airport in English to the nearly
100 staffers, among who were all
heads of departments. Later, the VO
explained the significance of VAP
2010. Several officers and other
employees presented their percep-
tions on vigilance. Finally RED, NER
underlined the practical importance
of vigilance in official work and urged every-
one to realise the value of sincerity and dedi-
cation.
Among the other activities that were
organised for VAP 2010 were an essay
writing competition and an extempore
speech competition. 13 participants took
part in the essay competition. They wrote on
topics like Implementation of modern tech-
nology in fighting corruption and
Opportunities and challenges in curbing cor-
ruption in India. The essays were evaluated
by three judges comprising M L Chakraborty,
Joint GM (CNS), I J Manoharan, Jt GM (Law)
and A K Choudhary, Asstt. Manager (OL).
The extempore speech competition saw
ten participants. They were adjudged by a
three-member judges panel comprising B R
Sena, GM (CNS), I J Manoharan, Jt GM (Law)
and A K Choudhary, Assistant Manager (OL).
On October 27, a drawing competition
on the Many faces of corrup-
tion was organised at the AirportClub for around 50 children of
staff and AAI-sponsored school.
The pain tings were evaluated by
an experienced teacher from a
renowned art school.
The next day saw a pro-
gramme on spiritual enrichment that
was attended by the CVO.
Representatives of Brahma Kumaris,
Guwahati, who were invited for the
programme, were honoured by RED,
NER, with Gamocha and bouquets.
The CVO delivered a presentation on
the importance of vigilance awareness.
A presentation was also delivered by
Brahma Kumaris on Raja Yoga.
VAP 2010 brought home the need
for transparency, accountability and
integrity. During the awareness period,
attempts were made to sensitise peo-
ple associated with AAI and the air-
port to embrace the vigilance cell. A
message was also publicised that
complaint hunting comprised only a small
percentage of the activities of the vigilance
cell and its prime duty was chiefly preventive
and act as a deterrent.
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THE AIRFIELD Engineering and Asset
Maintenance Summit 2011 was organised
by International Quality and ProductivityCentre (IQPC) on February 22-23, 2011 at
Expo, Singapore. The summit focussed on
the following points:
l To develop robust, cost-effectivestrategies for pavement and runway
management,
l Benchmarking of operational effective-ness and capabilities critical insight to
overcome operational and engineering
challenges from over 25 airports and
regulator experts.
l To make a measurable impact on air-field performance the very latest
essential research on materials, testing
and friction challenges.
l To understand the diverse tacticsemployed by Airside Engineering
experts from Europe, North America,
Asia, Australia and the Middle-East for
operations to be more efficient and
high impact.The debate focused on planning
approaches for Airfield renewal to
include CAPEX expansion. Mr Vishnu
Sharan, DGM(HR), NER, and Mr Sharad
Kumar, Jt. GM (E-C) posted at Pakyong,
Sikkim, deliberated on the development
of airports along with planning strategies
for expansion and modification of airports
to cater for growth in traffic with respect
to Indian scenario.
Other points discussed were:
l To define strategies that effectivelycombine long-term airfield develop-
ment and expansion plans with opera-
tional engineering and maintenance
challenges.
l Balancing cost and life-cycle implica-tions between maintenance and
complete rebuild strategies.
l Maximising pavement life-cycles-evalu-
ating construction methods and run-way materials in terms of cost, per-
formance, life-cycle and speed of con-
struction.
l Identifying and engaging stakeholders indesign, supervision and development.
l Planning and executing financially andoperationally efficient runway replace-
ment projects.
l Maintaining safety levels and deliveringthe targeted revenue stream.
Other experts included Jim Steven, Manager
of Physical Plant and Redevelopment,
John F Kennedy International Airport, U K
and Murali Varadarajan, Executive
Assistant to Chairman and Deputy General
Manager, Mumbai International Airport
who also participated in the debate
espousing their views.
AAI participates in IQPC Summit
AAI UPDATE
Guwahati observes VAP 2010
Officers participatinginvariousactivitiesduring the
VigilanceAwarenessPeriod(VAP).
ChildrenofAAIstaffparticipatinginadrawingcompetitionattheGuwahatiAirportClub.
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SIKKIM, THE hilly state of the North-
East region, is landlocked. While its
northern border touches Tibet, the
state shares its southern border with West
Bengal. The nearest railhead is Siliguri and
the airport is Bagdogra. Due to the hilly
terrain and road passing along the river
Teesta, connectivity to it s capi tal Gangtok i s
never certain especially in the rainy sea-
son. The government with a view to
improving the connectivity to state capital
decided to construct a new airport at
Pakyong, East Sikkim.
The new airport at Pakyong will be
suitable for operation of ATR-72 class of
aircraft. The runway will be 1700mx30m
and apron able to park two ATR-72
aircraft. The new terminal building will have
a capacity of handling 100 passengers at a
time. All other facilities and features
required for a civil airport, i.e. ATC Tower,
Fire Station, Communication and
Navigational Systems, Airport Runway
Lighting, Meterological Aids/System are
included in the project.
As the airpor t construction requires
flat land, the biggest challenge while taking
up construction has been the flattening of
hills and filling up valleys/ravines to achieve
a flat terrain. Other challenges included
are retaining wall structures up to 75 m
height, stability of slopes, impact on envi-
ronment due to cutting and filling, and
channelising surface water(jhoras)and
sub-surface water.
The above challenges have been su it-
ably met and airport has been designed in
such a way that there is minimum damage
to the environment. The cut and fill bal-
anced and the retaining structures are
designed using local stones and geo-syn-
thetics. No cement and steel is being
used for retaining structures.
The ai rpor t construction is likely to be
completed by June 2012. After comple-
tion this airport is likely to be one of the
picturesque airports of the country. The
presence of ICAR campus in the vicinity of
the airport will further add to the scenic
beauty of the airport.
The ai rpor t construction is likely to be
a boon for the economy of the Sikkim
state as its economy is mainly dependent
on tourism. With other attractive tourist
friendly steps being taken up by state gov-
ernment of Sikkim, the tourist flow is likely
to increase manifold after the airport is
completed.
Along with the airpor t construction
work, Airpor ts Authori ty of India has al so
undertaken a number of social welfare
activities for the local residents under its
Corporate Social Responsibility programme
with Kalyanmayee (see Page 21).
(Contributed by G D Gupta, General
Manager (Project), Pakyong Airport, Sikkim)
AAI UPDATE Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Sikkim
Manipur
Nagaland
Tripura
Mizoram
NORTH EAST
AAIs Pakyong airport will wow the world
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MEGHALAYA, ONE of the youngest
states after its split from Assam,
shares the borders with Assam and
Bangladesh. It may be a dazzling mosaic of
cultural diversity today in its busy towns, but
its original settlers made their home in habita-
tions that clung to the misty heights and ver-
dant lowlands of the Garo, Jaintia and Khasi
hills. The Garos of the Bodo family of Tibeto-
Burman stock reside in the Garo hills. The
Khasis of Mon-Khmer group and famed for
their great stone memorials and the Jaintias
who migrated from South-Eas t Asia settled in
the northern and southern plains. The capital
of Meghalaya is Shillong, which is a famous
tourist destination in the North-East.
Shillong Airport, which is about 36 kmfrom Shillong city, was established in 1968. It
experiences cloudy, rainy weather through
the year. On the request of the state govern-
ment under the PMs Initiative Scheme for
upgradation of infrastructure facilities in the
North-East region and the Task Force on civil
aviation for the North-East region, a high-level
team comprising Kanu Gohain, the then
DGCA, V P Agrawal, Member Planning, AAI
(and now Chairman) and other officers visit-
ed Shillong Airport in August 2007 and car-
ried out a joint inspection along with the
state government officials. That was followed
by a high-level meeting at the State
Secretariat, Shillong, during which the state
government agreed to acqui re additional
land to hand over to the AAI free-of-cost to
develop the airport to cater for operations
of Airbus 320 type of aircraft.
For the overall development of Shillong
Airpor t, an application for acqu isition of 240
acres was projected to the government ofMeghalaya (vide letter no AAI/BP/LR/1747
dated October 29, 2007). The survey was
conducted by a team from the Directorate of
Land Records, Government of Meghalaya. On
completion of the survey land acquisition
was not ified by Deputy Commissioner Ri Bhoi
district on January 18, 2008 for acquisition of
258 acres of land. The notified area includes
38 acres of defence land for city-side devel-
opment of the airport.
The government of Meghalaya request-
ed AAI to reduce the quantum of land to be
accuired due to fund constraints.
Accordingly, Chairman (vide DO letter
AA03/07/2006-AR III(p)/449 dated April 21,
2009) reduced the requirement of land to
214 acres. The Principal Secretary informed
the Airport Controller to exclude the defence
land from acquisition since it would be a
time-consuming process and would offer an
equivalent quantum of land on the non-
development side of the airport. CHQ opin-
ion was sought by the Controller. However,
the CHQ did not accept the proposal and
the same was conveyed to the state govern-
ment (vide letter No AAI/BP/L A/80-82 dated
May 15, 2009).
For land acquisition, the Deputy
Commissioner issued Section 9 on July 28,
2010 and acquired 224.16 acres of land that
was handed over to A AI on November 26 ,2010.
As a part of the upgradation project ,
construction of the new passenger terminal
building was taken up by AAI in December
2007 and completed in May 2009.
Passenger growth at this airport was 23.2
per cent in 2009-2010 compared to 2008-
2009. To accommodate more passengers in
SHA, CASO office in SHA will be relocated
in smoking room after making necessary infra-
structure to accommodate one X-BIS and
DFMD. It is proposed to have a new ATS
complex in the existing car park as per
master plan.
Facelift to Shillong airport
Car parking near new terminal building A cityside view of new terminal building
An airside view of new terminal building from tower
Future projects Extension of runway to 7500 ft suit-
able for Airbus operation from 6000 ft
Extension of apron to accommodate
four parking bays for A-320 type air-
craft
Construction of isolation bay
Construction of new ATS complex and
fire station
Upgrading runway lighting
Installation of ILS
Provision of approach light
Q:How many airports is AAImanaging currently in theNorth-eastern region?A:There are twenty-fourairports in the Nor th-Eastregion including CivilEnclaves. Of these, 12 are operational
(all air linked and 12 are non-
operational. Details of these
operational/non operational
airports (statewise) are given
alongside.
There is a pl an to develop
Kamalpur and Daparizo airports
subject to land being made
available free of cost and free
from encumbrances and also
removal of obstacles coming in
the approach funnel.
STATE OPERATIONALAssam Guwahati, Dibrugarh,
Lilabari, Jorhat (CE),
Tezpur (CE), Silchar (CE)
Manipur Dimapur
Meghalaya Barapani (Shillong)
Mizoram Lengpui (SG)
Nagaland Imphal
Tripura Agar tala
West Bengal Bagdogra
Total 12
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The eight sisters of the North East play
a vital role in the security and eco-
nomic wellbeing of the country. They
have a crucial bearing in the strategic inter-
ests of the nation and air connectivity plays a
critical role in this regard. AAI has been at
the forefront of ensuring stable, round-the-
clock air connectivity environment in the
region. In order to fulfill this objective, AAI
has consistently upgraded facilities across all
airports in the region and also undertaken
the task of constructing state-of-the-art mod-
ern airfields to enhance connectivity in some
of the far-flung areas of the region. Here is anupdate on the latest from the region.
Details of projects completed and works in
progress are given below:
PROJECTS COMPLETED AND WORKS INPROGRESS/ PLANNEDl BARAPANI (SHILLONG), MEGHALAYA
A new terminal building at Barapani for
handling 100 departure and 100 arriving
passengers at a time built at a cost of
`29.16 crore has been completed
l PAKYONG (SIKKIM)Work is i n progress for the construction
of a new greenfield airport at Pakyong in
Sikkim for operation of ATR category air-
craft at a cost of`309 crore. Work is
expected to be completed by
December 2012 (Please see story on
page 11)
l LENGPUI (MIZORAM)A new ILS has been ins talled and cali-
brated by AAI at this airport. DGCAs
approval is awaited for commissioning.
The ai rpor t belongs to sta te government
and AAI provides CNS/ ATM, Fire &
Safety Services. The airport is suitable for
B-737-100 / A 319 type of aircraft.
l LGBI AIRPORT, GUWAHATIExtension of runway from 9000 ft. to
10,200 ft. for handling large wide-bodyaircraft, construction of apron for addi-
tional 14 bays, construction of link
taxiway and isolation aircraft parking
stand have been completed at a cost of
`67 crore. Passenger Boarding Bridges
have been installed and shall be com-
missioned shortly.
WORK PLANNED Construction of international terminal
building.
Construction of parallel taxiway.
Construction of three hangars for A-321.
l AGARTALAConstruction of Technical Block,
strengthening of existing runway, expan-
sion and strengthening of apron for
total capacity of 10 bays completed.
Expansion of terminal complex and air
conditioning of the entire terminal com-
plex has been completed.
Construction of control tower is
presently in progress.
WORK PLANNEDConstruction of one hangar for A-321.
l DIBRUGARHA new terminal bu ilding with peak hour
capacity to handle 500 passengers at a
time has been strengthening of existing
runway and taxiway completed .
WORK PLANNEDProvision of approach lighting for night
operations.
Provision of Cat. 1 Instrument Landing
System.
l JORHATWORK PLANNED Expansion of apron.
New terminal bui lding.
l ITANAGARConstruction of a new greenfield
airport planned (Cost `812 crore).
l TEZUWork is in progress for development of
Tezu airpor t. The airport is being devel-
oped for ATR 72-500 type of aircraft
operations.
l CHEITUConstruction of a new greenfield airport
is planned. (Cost `954 crore).
l TURAExtension of runway for ATR-72 opera-
tions is planned (Cost `112 crore).
l PASSIGHAT (NON-OPERATIONAL)The airpor t belongs to Airport s A uthority
of India and is being used by IAF and
Arunachal Pradesh Helicopter Services
(operated by Pawan Hans) for helicopter
movements. Runway is presently unsuitable
for the fixedwing aircraft. All facilities
require major repair/improvement works.
Passighat airport is to be developed by
Ministry of Defence as per the direction
of PMO.
Development fillip in North-East
Lengpui Airport
Dibrugarh Airport
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A I R P O R T S A U T H O R I T Y O F I N D I A
FOR THE first time, after nearly two
decades, a Category 17 Chess
tournament will be held in the
country with a unique group of
six Grandmasters playing in a
double round robin international
chess tournament. The event is
being organised by the Airports
Authority of India (AAI ) and wi ll
be held here from June 21 to
July 2.
Organised as part of the cen-
tenary celebration of civil aviation
in India, the venue of the chess
tournament will be the AAI
Officers Institute near Safdarjung
Airpor t.
Six top upcoming
Grandmasters from all over the
world includ ing Indias K Sasikir an
and national champion Parimarjan
Negi will be seen in action in the
tournament which will also feature
Fabiano Caruana (Italy) and the
womens world champion Hou
Yifan (China).The tournament offers
a total prize money of $24,500.
It is only logical that the AAIsupports an endeavour which
showcases Indias ancient game
and young talent from around the
world, " sa id Cha irman V P Agrawal
while announcing the tournament.
The game was given to the
world by India and we also have
the world champion Viswanathan
Anand, who is f rom India, added
Mr Agrawal.
AAI has been suppor ting vari-
ous games and young sportsper-
sons, including chess. Parimarjan
Negi, the current national champi-
on, who has broken many
records, and Dronavalli Harika
among women, are supported by
AAI.
Each of the participants is
being given the airfare and board-
ing and lodging for the duration of
the tournament. The players will
also be put up at the newly reno-
vated rooms and suites at the cen-
trally located institute.
AAI sponsorsInternational
ChessTournament
AS PART of the centenary celebrations of
civil aviation in India, International Womens
Day was celebrated on March 8 at Vigyan
Bhawan. Ambika Soni, Minister of
Information and Broadcasting, was the Chief
Guest and Jayanthi Natarajan, Member of
Parliament, was the Guest of Honour. The
function was presided over by Minister of
Civil Aviation and Overseas Indian Affairs,
Vayalar Ravi.
Four women officers of AirportsAuthority of India Ar yama Sanyal, Kalpna
Sethi, K Hemlatha and R Vasundara were
honoured for their significant contribution
to the development of civil aviation in India.
Here are their citations:
Aryama Sanyal A post graduate inPhysics (Microwave Electronics) is working
as Jt. General Manager in Air Traffic
Management and in charge of Air Traffic
Services at Ahmedabad Airport.
Kalpna Sethi She is working asGeneral Manager (Architect) and has been
associated with the works of airports in the
Northern and Western regions of India.
K Hemlatha A Chartered Accountantand a Certified Management Accountant
from Australia and qualified in International
Trade Laws from Institute of Char tered
Accountants of India, she is working asGeneral Manager (Finance) and is the first
woman G M (Finance).
R Vasundara She is working as D G M(CNS) at Chennai Airport. She is presently
in charge of operations and maintenance of
FDPS/ADS/RDPS system and also project in
charge for installation and commissioning of
new automation system at Chennai.
Applauding our womencolleagues
HONOURING EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE: Awardees with Chairman V P Agrawal andother Board Members. Also seen in the photograph is Rajni Gupta from the PR Department.
WITH A SMILE, ALWAYS IN THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE: AAI's women employees have ahuge role to play in the glowing image of the institution. They get high marks amongst thetravelling public for their efficiency and courtesy. Picture of some of the women employees ata recent AAI function.
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BETTERING HEALTHCAREKalyanmayee and AAIupgrade healthcare facilitiesat Pakyong
GENDER EQUALITYAn in itiative to provide asafe workplace environmentto women
UPCOMING PROJECTS
The Pakyong community health project
was conceived to cater to the local
community in Pakyong. This 24X7
medical health centre, established at an esti-mated cost of`66 lakh, was inaugurated by
M M Nambiar, Secretary, Civil Aviation, in the
presence of Krishnambika Nambiar, V P
Agrawal, Chairman, AAI, and Archna
Agrawal, President, Kalyanmayee, on
October 29, 2010. The Sikkim Tourism
Minister Bhim Dhungel was the chief guest at
the function.
To avoid duplication and ensure sustain-
ability, the existing health facility of the Health
Department, Government of Sikkim, was
upgraded rather than creating an alternative
facility. AAI in partnership with the
Government of Sikkim has upgraded the
existing primary health centre to a 24x7
public health centre to make the services
available to communities round the clock.
The centre will be operated in a joint
venture between the Sikkim Government
and Airports Authority of India (AAI). As per
the MoU signed, the Sikkim Government will
provide the medical and paramedical staff,while AAI will provide the medicines.
Established in an area measuring around
2000 sq.ft, the two-storied health centre is
equipped with medical equipment like
Ultrasound, Pulse Oscimetry, Multiparameter
Monitor, Laryngoscope, Infusion pump and
other emergency equipment complement-
ing facilities available in any public health
centre.
The health centre will cater to more
than 100 small hamlets in a 25-km area
around Pakyong town and serve a popula-
tion of 14,000 people. In addition, modali-
ties are being worked out to develop refer-
ral linkages with a private drug rehabilitation
centre and mobile medical van to ensure
communities have access to a package of
services.
It has been quite a while since we last
interacted. We have been busy in
fact, very busy trying our utmost to
give back to society and help the needy
and those not as priviledged as us.
Working hand-in-hand wi th Airports
Author ity of India, I take great p leasure in
informing that our paper recyling and sta-
tionery unit is doing well. Well aware that
we must do something to save the envi-
ronment, we launched our Paper
Recycling Unit on Gandhi Jayanti Day in
2009. Since then, the unit has grown. An
example of Triple Bottom Line Theory of
Sustainable CSR Projects, the unit pro-
vides useful paper stationery products to
the AAI offices all over India.
Other than the unit, we have taken
the lead to help AAI implement the
Supreme Courts guidelines on sexualharassment at the workplace by holding
sensitisation workshops at Delhi and all
regional offices for all cadres.
Perhaps, the jewel in our CSR crown,
if I may term it that has been our work at
Pakyong where we have upgraded the
Primary Health Centre to a 24X7 Medical
Health Centre that serves more than 100
small hamlets in the 25-km area around
Pakyong town. In addition, we have pro-
vided water to the residents of Lossing
and Dikling villages at Pakyong through
the Rural Water Supply Scheme. Details
about our activities are in the following
pages.
I thank our members and supporters
for their cooperation and look forward
to a more fr uitful year ahead.
Happy reading!
OpeningstrokesARCHNA AGRAWAL
CSR Activities
April 2011 I AAI UPDATE I 23
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Kalyanmayee helpsPakyong residents withnew Health Centre
l Community toilet facilitiesat Birsi Airport, GondialTwo rooms for aschool
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THE RESIDENTS ofLossing and Dikling
villages situated
adjacent to upcoming
airport at Pakyong were
previously
drawing drinking water
from nearby local
spring water sources,
which now falls under
the boundary of AAI.
Other sources in these
villages are not
perennial and dry out
during the winter
season. Due to these
reasons the residents
were facing the acute
shortage of drinking
water.
AAI under corporate social responsibility initiative came forward to
solve the problem of drinking water in these villages through rural water
supply scheme. This scheme is designed to cater drinking water for a
population of 2400 people, Dikling Sr. Secondary School and Monastery
for a period of 30 years with an estimated cost of`39.90 lakh.
Three different spring waterresources identified namely:
a. Shajbotey source.
b. Bhandari source.
c. Uttishey source to cater
the need by gravity flow.
Water from these
resources supplied through
reservoirs,
headwork and water
distribution tanks.
The rural water supply
project was also
inaugurated by M M
Nambiar, the then Secretary,
Civil Aviation, in the pres-
ence of Krishnambika
Nambiar, V P Agrawal,
Chairman, AAI and Archna
Agrawal, President,
Kalyanmayee on October 29, 2010. This water supply includes three
water tanks of 10,000 litre capacity, five tanks of 5,000 litre capacity and
two tanks of 2,000 litre
capacity. This project will solve the problem of potable water supply of
these villages, situated on the airport boundary to a significant extent.
KALYANMAYEE DECIDED to enhance the health facilities at Pakyongwhen it was seen how much of noise and air pollu tion were being
caused by the construction of the new greenfield airport by the
Airpor ts Authority of India . While the constr uction has come as a
boon to the people and economy of the
state, the work has been causing incon-
venience to the local people due to fre-
quent disruption in power supply, water
supply, increased traffic and a dusty
environment. Since the work is being exe-
cuted round-the-clock, construction
machinery keeps on moving in and around
Pakyong causing air and noise pollution.
Although all effor ts are being made to
minimise the effects, the pollution is signifi-
cant for the residents of this small and calm
hill town.
To assuage the feelings of the local residents, Kalyanmayee
stepped in to do some form of social welfare work that directly
touched and benefitted the people. Many fields like water supply,
rainwater harvesting, afforestation were thought about and deliberated
with off icials, NGOs, Gram Panchyat, BDO, SDM, DM and others. Af ter
prolonged discussions, healthcare was chosen since the available
health facilities were inadequate.
Pakyong is a small town with a population of around 4000
surrounded by around 100-odd small hilly hamlets and basties in a
radius of 10 km. The only medical facility available for these was a
small Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Pakyong. Almost no emergency
aid was available in the PHC and patients had to be rushed toGangtok, an hour away, in case of minor emergencies.
Set up in June 2009, the Kalyanmayee unit at Pakyong undertook
the construction of the new health centre with facilities that would
complement the existing primary health
centre. It was planned to construct a dou-
ble-storied structure with a total floor area
of 2000 sq. ft. It would have facilities for
diagnosis by specialised doctors and it
would have the latest medical equipment.
The centre would distribute medicines free
to deserving patients and also hold
quarterly free health check-up camps.
Kalyanmayee President Archna Agrawal
laid the foundation stone for the
construction of the double-storied health
centre while inaugurating the first free
health check-up and blood donation camp on November 29, 2009.
The camp was organised with the co-operation of the State
Health Department, Local Administration and Sikkim Manipal Institute of
Medical Sciences. A team of around 20 doctors including General
Physicians, Pediatricians, Gynecologists, ENT specialists and Psychiatrists
were availab le at the camp. Medicines prescribed by doctors were
distributed free of cost at the camp. The residents of Pakyong as well
as those from nearby areas like Dikling, Karthok, Raigaon Pacheykhani,
along with those from around the 100-odd small hilly hamlets
benefitted from the camp and realised the selfless work done by A AI
and Kalyanmayee for their well-being.
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Rural water supply scheme for Lossing andDikling villages at Pakyong
Mr M M Nambiar, the then Secretary, Civil Aviation, inaugurating the rural water supply project.
Building trust and bettering health
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AAI HAS taken a pioneering step in line with the apex court
guidelines for prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace. Earlier,
AAI formulated a policy on the subject and issued a Handbook on
Dos and Donts for easy comprehension and compliance.
Realising the need to create awareness among its employees
and to make AAI a zero-tolerance zone against sexual harassment, the
AAI management with the special i nterest and passion of ArchanaAgrawal, President, Kalyanmayee organised workshops across AAI and
sensitised more than 6000 employees. These workshops were
conducted by Javita Narang who has done extensive work in gender
and adolescent issues in India and abroad.
To further sensitise every employee in AAI, a three-day workshop
on Train-the-Trainer was organised from March 16 to 18, 2011, at the
Indian Aviation Academy (NIAMAR Society). A total of 35 officials
attended the Training Programme from
various regions and corporate head-
quarters of AAI. During the workshop, a
number of issues related to women
harassment, policy guidelines, etc. were dis-
cussed and resolved under the able guidance of Archana Agrawal, The
workshop would lead to the development of an in-house cadre tomake the organisation a zero tolerance zone against sexual harassment.
Later on, a presentation by participants was made, which was fol-
lowed by discussions and clarifications on the subject. During the
concluding function, V P Agrawal, Chairman, AAI, received feedback
from the participants and awarded