Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Nagpur
The correct answer is Nagpur. - MIHAN project is being developed in Nagpur district.
- MIHAN stands for Multi-Modal International Passenger and Hub Airport at Nagpur.
- The project also consists of setting up a Multi-Product SEZ adjacent to the Airport.
- It was envisaged by the Government of Maharashtra.
- Objective - To remove the development backlog of the Vidharbha Region and harnessing the potential of the existing Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Airport at Nagpur.
- Implementation - By Mihan India Ltd (MIL), a newly formed joint venture entity of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MDAC).
- Nagpur is the second capital of Maharashtra and located at the geographical center of the country, which is accessible by roads, railway, and airways.
- The multiproduct Special economic zone (SEZ) is also being set up with a focus on the aviation and aerospace sector.
- The SEZ is being developed by MADC.
- Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) was constituted in the year 2002 by the Government of Maharashtra.
- It is a special purpose company to develop Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) and Aviation Infrastructure in the State of Maharashtra to provide regional air connectivity.
Special Economic Zones - The Special Economic Zones act, 2005 provides for the establishment, development, and management of the Special Economic Zones for the promotion of exports.
- Objective
- Generation of additional economic activity.
- Promotion of exports of goods and services.
- Promotion of investment from domestic and foreign sources.
- Creation of employment opportunities.
- Development of infrastructure facilities.
- SEZs are foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations, duties, and tariffs.
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