PANJIM: Government of India today has declared the highway connecting Mopa International Airport to NH 66 as National Highway.
“The highway starting from its junction with NH-66 (old NH-17) near Dhargalim and terminating at Mopa Airport (under construction) near Varconda in the State of Goa,” the notification states
Taking it to Twitter, Chief Minister Dr Pramod said that this is move will ensure that the highway is developed under National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Mopa Airport will have seamless connectivity.
“I thank Hon Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari Ji for the notification. This will ensure that the highway is developed under NHAI and MOPA Airport will have seamless connectivity,” Dr Sawant said in tweet
Mopa Airport is an under construction greenfield airport being built at Mopa in Pernem taluka, North Goa district in the State of Goa, India. GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will develop the airport.
The Rs. 3000 Crore airport will be built under the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model in four phases, with the first phase costing a total of Rs 1,500 crore. It was expected to be completed by financial year 2019-20, but has been delayed to 2022 due to a Supreme Court order, that impeded work on site.