Consider the following airports : 1. Donyi Polo Airport 2. Kushinagar International Airport 3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects ?
- (a) 1 and 2 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• A greenfield airport is built from scratch on a new site; a brownfield project expands or modernises an existing airport.
• Donyi Polo Airport at Hollongi near Itanagar, opened in November 2022, is Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport — item 1 qualifies.
• Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, inaugurated in 2021 to serve the Buddhist circuit, was developed as a greenfield project under the Greenfield Airports Policy — item 2 qualifies.
• Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram is an old airfield upgraded to international status — a brownfield expansion, so item 3 does not qualify.
• Hence 1 and 2 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Vijayawada is a brownfield expansion, not a greenfield project.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Vijayawada is brownfield; Kushinagar is greenfield.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Vijayawada airport was upgraded, not newly built.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2024, held on 16 June 2024. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.