'Expedite work on Kannur airport', Leela Group chairman tells CM

Kannur: Leela Group chairman captain C P Krishnan Nair has urged chief minister Oommen Chandy to take the initiative to expedite the construction of the Kannur airport.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday to officially announce the 14th AK Nair Memorial Endowment Award, Nair said political rivalry should not delay developmental activities in the state.
"The chief minister should show the political will to revive the airport project in the same way he handled SmartCity," said Krishnan Nair.
He said he had been trying hard since the last three decades to make the airport a reality, but the authorities concerned had been ignoring him. He said he was not invited for the foundation laying ceremony of the airport. Earlier the Leela Group had shown interest in the airport project, but they backed out later.
Nair also said people whose land is acquired for the airport should be given the market rate fixed by the government.
16/11/11 Times of India

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