Work on runway for Kannur airport to be delayed further

Kannur: The fate of Kannur airport continues to remain under clouds of uncertainties.

The plan to float tender for construction of runway for proposed airport this month is unlikely to take off as officials of the Kannur International Airport Limited (Kial) seems to be unhappy over the detailed project report (DPR) prepared by the Cochin International Airport Limited (Cial).

Kial officials said the DPR needs many rectifications. After Cial submitted the DPR, a team of aviation experts had visited the airport site at Mattannur on behalf of Kial.

They felt that several technical parameters need to be corrected.A Kial official said even if the tender is floated, a final decision on awarding the tender could be taken only after the corrections are made in the DPR.

13/05/12 Times of India

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