Shivamogga: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the Shivamogga airport under construction would be named after former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. State cabinet has taken a decision in this regard, he told reporters here.
The airport would be ready for inauguration in December, he added. Measures would be taken to complete all the works before that to dedicate the airport to the people, Bommai said. He said the proposal for naming the airport after BS Yediyurappa would be sent to the Union Civil Aviation Minister and necessary orders would follow after getting the approval.
The project has been taken up under the Udaan programme and modern ATC equipment would be installed and the airport would have night landing facilities, CM said. The airport would give a big boost for education, health services and industrialisation of Shivamogga, he said.
The airport would have the longest runway of 3299 m after the Bengaluru airport and would be an airport or international standards where airbus could land, Bommai said.
Recalling the keen interest shown by Yediyurappa to build an airport in Shivamogga, Bommai said he had drawn up the plans way back in 2006-07 and the real work was started in 2020.
Yedyurappa has brought many infrastructure projects to Shivamogga including the airport it would become one of Kanrnataka’s proud airports. The Chief Minister thanked the farmers for cooperating in giving up their lands for the airport project and said the compensation for the farmers would be paid soon.
He assured that the government would release an additional Rs 40-50 crore for speedy completion of various works. The road from Shivamogga city to the airport would be upgraded to international standards, he added. The government has approved a grant of Rs 300 crore for development of tourism infrastructure at Jog falls, Bommai said.Â
