Noida International Airport Update: To provide fuel to the planes flying from Noida International Airport, 95 per cent work of the pipeline being built from Faridabad in Haryana to Jewar has been completed. Bharat Petroleum has laid a 34 kilometre-long underground line for the special type of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to be filled in the planes directly from the Pyala depots to the Noida Airport, jagran.com reported. The work of laying the pipeline from Haryana to Jewar Yamuna Expressway has been completed. The work of laying a 1.2 km-long pipeline from under the Jewar canal outside the airport to the oil depots inside the airport is also almost complete.
When Will The Pipeline Laying Work Be Completed?
Soon, the supply of fuel to the aircraft will be started at the airport by connecting the line. The Chief Secretary recently reviewed the construction work of the airport and directed to complete all the work by June 30.
An agreement was signed between Noida International Airport and Bharat Petroleum on February 20, 2024, to deliver aircraft fuel to the airport. Keeping environmental protection in mind, it was decided to lay a direct pipeline to avoid carbon emissions caused by transporting oil through tankers.
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(Pipeline is being laid to supply ATF from Haryana to Noida Airport. Jagran Image)
Bharat Petroleum had started the work of laying a 34 km long and 14 inch diameter ATF pipeline directly from its depot at Pyala in Faridabad, Haryana to Noida Airport. The company has completed the work of laying this pipeline underground till Yamuna Expressway.
The line has been laid under the Yamuna river so that it is not visible. The company is soon going to lay it under the Jewar canal and reach the airport. The work of laying the 1.2 km long line inside the airport from the airport boundary to the storage tanks of Indian Oil Skytanking Limited (IOSL) has almost been completed.
Indian Oil Skytanking Limited Built Oil Depots, Hydrant Systems
Noida International Airport and Indian Oil Skytanking Limited (IOSL) have signed an agreement for 30 years. In this agreement, oil depots and hydrant systems have been set up. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) coming from Haryana will be stored safely in five oil storage tanks built at the airport.
The capacity of this storage centre will be 50 thousand kilolitres initially. Even if there is no supply through pipeline from Haryana for five days, fuel will continue to be supplied to the aircraft from here.
“The work of laying the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) pipeline has almost been completed. The work of laying it under the irrigation department's canal is left. Bharat Petroleum and Irrigation Department officials will complete it soon. After which the supply of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) will start at the airport,” said Shailendra Bhatia, Nodal Officer Noida International Airport, as quoted by jagran.com.