The new airport in Shivamogga was amongst these constructed with funds from Karnataka authorities.
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The authorities is contemplating working new airports within the State constructed utterly out of State funds, quite than handing them over to the Airports Authority of India.
Minister for Major Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil stated in Vijayapura on Friday that the new airports in Kalaburagi and Shivamogga have been constructed from State funds and additionally those developing in Hassan and Vijayapura are being constructed solely out of State funds. The Union authorities has not launched any funds for these tasks. It appears meaningless handy them over to the AAI. The State authorities is contemplating a proposal for working and sustaining them, he stated.
He was talking to journalists after inspecting the airport web site. The venture will lastly price practically ₹400 crore, he stated.
The State authorities has launched ₹300 crore for the works until now. An further ₹50 crore has been launched to make sure well timed progress of works.
Work on the airport in Vijayapura will likely be speeded as much as meet the deadline of inaugurating it in April 2024, Mr. Patil, stated. He stated that the new airport will facilitate export of farm produce equivalent to grapes and enhance tourism within the area. The district in-charge Minister stated that the civil works of the Vijayapura airport, which is being constructed on 727 acres, will likely be accomplished by the approaching December.
“The airport was planned for flight operations only during day. But I have asked officers to include night landing facilities. The equipment needed to enable night landing facility will be procured soon. We are also planning to increase its capacity in such a way that landing of jumbo-sized aircraft will be facilitated,” he stated.
Additional land acquisition is being taken up to make sure this. Two hearth extinguisher autos will likely be parked on the airport as per the DGCA norms. Passenger facilities equivalent to lounges, canteen, bathroom and others will likely be just like these out there in bigger airports, he stated.
Officers of the Public Works Department have utilized for environmental clearance. The multidisciplinary staff of the Union authorities has additionally been sought to look at the work. The staff is prone to go to throughout August.
Works underneath package-1 taken up at a value of ₹222.92 crore embrace most important and peripheral roads apron, taxiway and others. The package-2 value ₹86.20 crore consists of the development of the passenger terminal, ATC constructing, electrical energy substation, compound, watch tower and underground tank. The third bundle value ₹19.30 crore could have electromechanical gadgets. In addition, ₹19.41 crore has been incurred on energy provide, survey amongst different bills.
Member of Legislative Assembly Vitthala Katakadonda, KSIIDC Managing Director M.R. Ravi, Deputy Commissioner T. Bhoobalan, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Rahul Shinde, Superintendent of Police H.D. Ananda Kumar and others had been current.
