K`taka to upgrade Hubli airport to international standards
Business Standard Reporter-Chennai
Hubli November 27, 2006
The Karnataka government proposes to develop Hubli airport as an international airport in a phased manner. It has decided to provide 650 acres of land for the purpose.
Parliament member from Dharwad North constituency, Prahlad Joshi, who has evinced keen interest in developing the airport told Business Standard on Sunday that the decision to allot the land was taken at a meeting chaired by infrastructure development minister B Sriramulu and attended by revenue minister Jagadeesh Shettar, who is the minister in-charge of Dharwad district.
Joshi said the 440 acres of land was required to upgrade the airport to the national level and the government would be required to pay a compensation of Rs 120 crore to acquire the land. It would have to pay another Rs 20 crore to acquire another 210 acres as it was agricultural land.
Allaying fears of the citizens in the vicinity of Gokul road, where the airport is situated, that their houses would be demolished, Joshi said that there was no truth in the rumour.
Only 110 houses, which had already been identified, would be demolished and the owners would be compensated suitably, he said.
The work on widening and extending the runway, taken up at a cost of Rs 15 crore, would be completed in a year. It would enable night landing of aircraft and also increase the capacity. This will enable 72-seater aircraft to land and take off.
Business Standard Reporter-Chennai
Hubli November 27, 2006
The Karnataka government proposes to develop Hubli airport as an international airport in a phased manner. It has decided to provide 650 acres of land for the purpose.
Parliament member from Dharwad North constituency, Prahlad Joshi, who has evinced keen interest in developing the airport told Business Standard on Sunday that the decision to allot the land was taken at a meeting chaired by infrastructure development minister B Sriramulu and attended by revenue minister Jagadeesh Shettar, who is the minister in-charge of Dharwad district.
Joshi said the 440 acres of land was required to upgrade the airport to the national level and the government would be required to pay a compensation of Rs 120 crore to acquire the land. It would have to pay another Rs 20 crore to acquire another 210 acres as it was agricultural land.
Allaying fears of the citizens in the vicinity of Gokul road, where the airport is situated, that their houses would be demolished, Joshi said that there was no truth in the rumour.
Only 110 houses, which had already been identified, would be demolished and the owners would be compensated suitably, he said.
The work on widening and extending the runway, taken up at a cost of Rs 15 crore, would be completed in a year. It would enable night landing of aircraft and also increase the capacity. This will enable 72-seater aircraft to land and take off.
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