Airport at Kannur to take wings

Kochi: It seems that first step towards building a runway at the proposed airport at Kannur will take off in near future. Excise Minister K Babu has said that the construction of the runway for the proposed airport will begin next year. The plan will be worked out in such a way that the first aircraft can land at the airport in 2014.
The minister said that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has been asked to prepare a project report for the airport. The Centre for Earth Sciences (CESS) will conduct the environmental studies. Both the reports are expected to ready in four months.
17/09/11 T Ramavarman/Times of India

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