Can we Progress!!! - certainly YES,

Can we Progress!!! - certainly YES,
From the desk of Moderator

Dear Friends,

Can we Progress!!! - certainly YES, A lot can happen and is really happening,
and the progress is showing up at the recent developments the Hubli-Dharwad is witnessing. The IT Investors Meet is a big step forward to bring the IT/ITES/BPO to the twin cities.

The Group led by Mr.Nagesh Tavarageri and his friends in US are really doing a good job which is a possible step towards bringing the like minded people who are willing to put the branch of their company in the expansion plan.Their online petetion for JNURM was published in all major newspapers which had major impact on the politicians and the people of the region.

This Hubli City Group and The NRIsOfNorthKarnataka group has many of the elite people from this region who really can make difference to the twin cities, for example the entreprenuers like Mr.Gururaj Deshpande,Mr.Anant Koppar,and from educationist like Dr.Ashok Shetter, and the people from beurocracy Mr.P Mannivanna and the chief minister is himself part of the group which he mentioned in his talk at IT Investors meet.

So there is still lot people from this region who hold the key posts in many MNC's throughout the world can make a difference.Today there are CEO's,CTO's,CFO's, and many managerial positions who hail from this region.To quote an example Mr. Nandan Nilekeni,CEO of Infosys hails from dharwad and did his education from Dharwad can be approached also within the company Mrs Sudha Murthy,Chairperson Infosys Foundation also is from Hubli who did studies from BVB Hubli. We need to ask these people to give back something to their place by putting their branch in the twin cities.Certainly I think it is Infosys initiative which gave boost to the IT sector in Mysore and Mangalore and not much to the govt initiatives.

I think the time has arrived for the infrastuture boost for the region and this in turn will bring the IT/ITES/BPO industry to the region and no one can stop from it.The things in the past 1 yr, the twin cities has undergone major transformation in the roads and footpaths and the beautification of the twin cities,this credit should go to the HDMC Commissioner Mr.P.Mannivanna for his tremendous efforts.
Also the Hubli Airport is taking shape for night landing facilities and the Golden Quadrilateral is nearing the finishing stages,this will boost the road ,rail connectivity with major places like Bangalore,Mumbai,Pune and Panaji.

I think all is going well,and if the we the people from this region can take some initiative and make a small contribution towards this will certainly make a big difference in the long run and in the coming days.

A small thought from my side......
I also maintain a blog which gives all the information about the twin cities at http://buzzpappu.blogspot.com

thank you.. Have a great day.

Regards,
Praveen

Night flights likely from next month

Night flights likely from next month
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent

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Air Deccan all set to operate night flights
Hubli airport upgrading work to be completed by month-end
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HUBLI: If everything goes as scheduled, night flight services will begin from Hubli in July.

According to sources, Air Deccan, which is operating flights to Bangalore from Hubli, was set to start night flights from Hubli. However, the company is yet to approach the Director General of Civil Aviation for permission to start night flights, and it is awaiting completion of work on upgrading the airport. Air Deccan planned to operate night flights to Mumbai via Belgaum and Hubli, the sources said. However, M.S. Srikar, Deputy Commissioner, said that there was no response from any civil aviation company to begin night flights from Hubli.

Rajesh, manager of the Hubli airport, said the work on increasing the intensity of ground lights was on. All works were likely to be completed by the month end.

AAI to submit revised master plan for expansion of Hubli airport

AAI to submit revised master plan for expansion of Hubli airport
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent

Land requirement for the project to be reduced
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Land acquisition to begin after AAI submits its report
Government to give land free to the AAI for developing the airport
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HUBLI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will submit in a month a revised master plan for transforming the Hubli airport into an all-weather airport.

Addressing presspersons at the airport here on Saturday after holding discussions with AAI officials, Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar said the AAI would minimise land requirement in residential areas for the project.

"During the visit of K. Ramalingam, Regional Executive Director of the Airports Authority of India to Hubli last month, we appealed to the AAI to avoid including residential areas as far as possible, and it was decided that a joint survey would be conducted. Now the AAI team led by I.N. Murthy, Deputy General Manager (Planning), is undertaking a joint survey with officials of the Revenue Department since June 8, which will be completed on Saturday," the Minister said.

He said the Revenue Department would take steps for acquisition of land after the AAI submitted the revised master plan.

The State Government would give the land free to the AAI for developing the airport, Mr. Shettar added. Dharwad South MP Prahlad Joshi said that keeping in mind the expansion plans for the airport, the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation and Hubli-Dharwad Development Authority had been asked to stop giving permission for new layouts and buildings in areas surrounding the airport.

Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar said: "There will be a temporary ban on giving permission for construction of buildings in areas around the airport until the AAI submits the revised master plan, which will clearly spell out the exact land requirement and demarcate the areas where land is required."

AAI team begins survey for expansion of Hubli airport

AAI team begins survey for expansion of Hubli airport
The Hindu.com

Staff Correspondent

386.6 acres of land is required, according to master plan of Airports Authority of India

NITTY-GRITTY: Senior officials of Airports Authority of India talking to Minister Basavaraj Horatti (second from left) in Hubli on Thursday. M.S. Srikar, Deputy Commissioner and Pralhad Joshi, MP, are seen.

HUBLI: A three-member team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) visited the airport here on Thursday to conduct a joint survey along with officials of the State Revenue Department for the proposed expansion of the airport.

The team comprising I.N. Murthy, deputy general manager (Planning), S. Biswas, deputy general manager (Engineering) and M.N. Rao, deputy general manager (Architecture) did a preliminary survey of the airport on Thursday. They also held discussions in this regard with Primary and Education Minister Basavaraj Horatti; Pralhad Joshi, MP; and Dharwad Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar.

Residential areas


"The AAI team has been asked to give details of the land required for completing the technical requirements. While we have vacant land on one side of the existing airport, there are some residential areas on the other side. Our efforts will be to avoid residential areas as far as possible," Mr. Srikar told The Hindu .

The AAI has already prepared the master plan for transforming the Hubli airport into an all-weather airport, for which it requires 386.6 acres of land.