C.S. Nadagouda, MLA, has said that in order to expedite the work of the long-pending airport project in Vijayapura, he would be meeting the officials of Airport Authority of India (AAI) in Delhi on January 19.
Chairing a review meeting of various projects at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, he said that he would collect all the documents required for the project, including the map of the land being proposed for the project to present before the officials.
“I would also be meeting with the Civil Aviation Minster Ashok Gajapathi Raju to take up the issue to make sure that the project is initiated as early as possible,” Mr. Nadagouda said. He said that even Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had met the Union Civil Aviation Minister during his recent visit to Delhi and had extensively discussed the project.
He made it clear that the State government was ready to offer Rs. 50 crore as sought by the AAI as land-levelling charges, while another Rs. 50 crore would be spent by the AAI for the purpose.
“The Chief Minister has also asserted that the government would offer required assistance to the Union government to complete the project in the district,” Mr. Nadagouda said.
He claimed that the AAI has promise to provide other required facilities at the airports in Karnataka including of Hubballi, Mangaluru and Mysuru. With regard to Navaraspur Utsav, a cultural event which being organised in the district, and had not been held for the last four years owing to various reason, Mr. Nadagouda said that the decision has been taken to organise it as calendar event every year here.
