Vijayapura: The people of Vijayapura were disappointed with the approval of Rs 380 crore for the construction of Shivamogga airport and Rs 95 crore for the Vijayapura airport during Yeddyurappa’s recent tenure as CM. Now Irrigation Minister Govind Karjol’s assurance of upgradation of Vijayapura airport has given hope to the citizens of the district and they are eagerly waiting for the next cabinet meeting to be held during Ganesh Utsav.
Raju V Gachinmath, co-convener of Vijayapura Airport Horata committee, told TOI that Karjol’s statement brought a smile to the faces of the people of Vijayapura. Vijaypura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi is also paying special attention to the construction work.
Deputy commissioner P Sunil Kumar said that Karjol, during his recent visit to the airport, mentioned that the proposal for upgradation would soon go to the finance department and it would be approved in the cabinet meeting. “Also, we do not have official information on this development. As far as our preparation is concerned, the work of Phase-I of Rs.95 crore is going on in full swing and the tender process for Phase-II of Rs.125 crore has also started. If Phase III is approved, it will bring cargo and extend the runway and upgrade the airport from ATR-72 to Airbus-320.
Close aides of Karjol said that the minister has already spoken to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who has suggested Karjol to table the proposal in the next cabinet meeting. However, Karjol was not available for comment as he was with the CM in Delhi.
The construction of the airport is going on on 727 acres of land in Buranapura village on the outskirts of Vijayapura.
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