The ministry of defence (MoD) and the Directorate General of Civic Aviation (DGCA) have approved the proposed airport at the original site in Purandar, clearing all technical hurdles for the project, said Murlidhar Mohol, who was recently appointed as the minister of state for civil aviation and cooperation.

The Member of Parliament (MP) shared the decisions taken at the central level with reporters upon his arrival in Pune first time after sworn-in as central minister.

According to Mohol, while MoD gave the green signal in May 2024, he got to know about DGCA approval for airport project in the morning.

“With the approvals, about 99 per cent technical issues related to the proposed airport has been addressed and the next step is land acquisition,” he said, adding that he will take it up with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), DGCA, and Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC).