Mangalore: Union minister for corporate affairs and power M Veerappa Moily on Sunday indicated that the international tag to Bajpe airport might happen by the end of October.
Responding to the queries of media persons at Bajpe airport, Moily said the grant of international tag for the airport had been cleared at the official level long back.
"The union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh was busy with matters related to Air India. I will speak to him personally when I go back (to Delhi). I will also request him to declare it as an international airport by personally coming here,'' he added.
The centre will bestow the responsibility of power management to state Discoms soon. The power ministry would bring out a draft State Electricity Distribution Responsibility (SEDR) bill after due inter-ministerial consultation soon, said Moily.
01/10/12 Times of India
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Responding to the queries of media persons at Bajpe airport, Moily said the grant of international tag for the airport had been cleared at the official level long back.
"The union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh was busy with matters related to Air India. I will speak to him personally when I go back (to Delhi). I will also request him to declare it as an international airport by personally coming here,'' he added.
The centre will bestow the responsibility of power management to state Discoms soon. The power ministry would bring out a draft State Electricity Distribution Responsibility (SEDR) bill after due inter-ministerial consultation soon, said Moily.
01/10/12 Times of India
