State declares HIAL as notified area

The government has provisionally declared the area covered by Hyderabad International Airport Limited (HIAL) as a 'notified area' (municipality) duly excluding it from the jurisdiction of the local authority. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is spread over 5,495 acre belonging to Shamshabad, Chinna Gollapally, Hamedullanagar, Mamidipally and Mankhal gram panchayats.

This area is carved into a notified area. The Notified Area Committee (NAC) is constituted by Huda vice-chairman and Roads and Buildings additional special secretary and other members including the airport operator for three years.

The Andhra Pradesh government signed a state support agreement and land lease agreement with HIAL in September 2003 for development of the new international airport. One of the conditions was to declare the area covered by HIAL as a 'specified authority/local authority' as per a GO issued in December 2005.

 

The NAC would raise the property tax for the quarter (April-June) by end of June and GMR-HIAL (a joint venture promoted by GMR Infrastructure Limited, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, Airports Authority of India and AP government) would pay them by July end.