Mandakalli airport: work to be comlete in Jan

Mysore: Even as the long cherished dream of Mysoreans of having their own Airport is going to be fulfilled in the near future, there seems to be some confusion about the actual timing of its inauguration for public use.
There is no unanimity in the opinions of the officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Airport Building Corporation.
The Joint Secretary of Civil Aviation Ministry Srivastav and Karnataka Infrastructure Department Principal Secretary Aravind Jadhav visited the Mysore Airport yesterday along with MP C.H. Vijayashankar and officials of Civil Aviation Ministry and inspected the works. Later speaking to newsmen they said that the work is going on briskly. If the pace is maintained, the Airport will be fit for use by January end.
But prior to this, Executive Director of AAI G.K. Choukiyan told newsmen in the presence of Vijayashankar that the Airport will be ready for public use by February end. Executive Director of National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) S. Baliga disclosed that the terminal building which can accommodate 150 people will be ready by January end. "As per agreement, we should have completed the work by now. But it has not been possible. We need a few more months to complete the entire work", he observed.
22/08/08 Star of Mysore

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