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Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun the pre-feasibility survey for the Rameswaram airdrome and a squad precocious inspected 2 sites for the airdrome successful Ramanathapuram territory 2 weeks ago.
After the Tamil Nadu authorities disclosed its determination to physique an airdrome astatine Rameswaram successful March this twelvemonth to fortify the infrastructure and to springiness a fillip to tourism, 5 imaginable sites were selected successful July, a root said. By August, the authorities shortlisted 2 sites—one adjacent Uchipulli and different adjacent Keelakarai. Subsequently, the authorities had requested AAI to transportation retired a pre-feasibility survey to survey the pros and cons of some sites. By the extremity of October, a squad from AAI visited the villages astir the 2 sites. The archetypal tract Uchipuli, villages adjacent by see Perungulam, Kumbaram and Valantharavai. In the 2nd tract located adjacent to Keelakarai, the neighbouring villages see Manikaneri and Mayakulam, helium added.
“Both the sites look feasible now. The archetypal tract adjacent Uchipuli is situated adjacent INS Parundu, an Indian Naval Air Station. If the State authorities chooses this site, past they volition request support from the Indian Navy,” helium said.
The archetypal tract is located astir 40 km distant oregon is an hour’s thrust from the Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple successful Rameswaram and astir fractional hr thrust from the Ramanathapuram Railway station.
To question from the 2nd tract adjacent Keelakarai to the Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple successful Rameswaram, it could instrumentality an hr and half. The Ramanathapuram Railway presumption is lone fractional hr distant from the 2nd site.
“Both sites person precocious hostility powerfulness lines but the terrain seems good from the archetypal assessment. But determination is besides a railway way passing via the tract adjacent Uchipuli. If Uchipuli is chosen by the government, past both, precocious hostility powerfulness lines and the way volition person to beryllium shifted,” different root said.
After AAI submits the pre-feasibility survey providing recommendations, the authorities volition person to take the site. The State authorities whitethorn request astir 600 acres of onshore for this airport.
Apart from Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple, determination are rather a fewer celebrated temples located successful the portion including Adi Jagannatha Perumal Temple (one of the 108 Divya Desam temples), Mangalanatha Swamy Temple (Uthirakosamangai village) and Kodhandaramar Temple and hence having an aerial connectivity to Rameswaram would payment a batch of tourists.
