Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurates NOC Application System Version 2.0



Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurates NOC Application System Version 2.0 

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated NOC Application System (NOCAS) version 2.0 here today. NOCAS is an online No Objection Certificate Application System for height clearance for structures around the airports to achieve the objective of flight safety. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that flight safety and security cannot be compromised at any cost and we need to develop our systems in such a way that safety and security considerations are taken into account while ensuring progress towards economic development. Shri Gajapathi Raju congratulated the team of Airports Authority of India for coming out with an automated and transparent system accessible to all citizens. NOCAS version 2.0 has increased the transparency in the system, which will help in easing the business further, he added. 


Addressing the audience, Shri R N Choubey, Secretary, Civil Aviation referring to NOCAS version 2.0 said that Airport Authority of India (AAI) has given us a wonderful gift, which will go a long way in ensuring ease of doing business. He said that unnecessary human interface leads to delay and as quickly as possible, it has to be replaced electronically and online. He said that all the three organs of the Ministry of Civil Aviation are working hard to put majority of public dealing on online platform by the end of this financial year.

Shri R N Choubey further said that International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal has recently conducted safety audit for Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and security audit for Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and in both the audits, Ministry of Civil Aviation has come out with a flying colours. He also said that Ministry of Civil Aviation has given a go ahead for four Green field airports, three in Andhra Pradesh and one in Gujarat.

AAI has been entrusted with the responsibility of issuance of No Objection Certificate for height clearance for structures around the airports to achieve the objective of flight safety. The NOCAS version 2.0 has been developed by AAI in collaboration with NIIT to make it more automated, robust and user friendly.

During the event, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju received two dividends from Shri R.K. Srivastava, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Other senior officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and AAI were also present on the occasion. 
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Exchange of Airports Authority of India's land at Visakhapatnam Airport with an equivalent area of land offered by Visakhapatnam Port Trust for setting up of Multi Modal Logistics Park by M/s. Container Corporation of India at Visakhapatnam 

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the exchange of Airports Authority of India's (AAI) land measuring 11.45 acres at Visakhapatnam Airport with an equivalent area of land offered by Visakhapatnam Port Trust for setting up of Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) by M/s Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) at Visakhapatnam.

The exchange of land measuring will be beneficial to both AAI and VPT. The land offered for exchange by VPT is in continuation to existing AAI land and will be useful for AAI, in view of future developmental plans for Visakhapatnam Airport. The setting up of Multi Modal Logistics Park and other customer related facilities by M/s CONCOR will also help in substantial development of Andhra Pradesh by enhancing the cargo handling capacity and development of an integrated rail-road logistics hub, thereby facilitating a boost in the economy and trade of the State.

Background:

M/s Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways is setting up a Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) near Visakhapatnam on 98 acres (approx.) of land, taken on lease from Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), which is a port handling trust under the Ministry of Shipping. Handing over the full extent of 98 acres for the CONCOR project involves exchange of 11.45 acres of land between VPT and AAI. 

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