Thiruvananthapuram: The Airports Authority of India has allotted a portion of the ground floor in its old domestic terminal at Trivandrum airport to the Indian coast guard to establish its air enclave. With this facility, the coast guard will now be able to station Dorniers and helicopters here. The commanding officer, coast guard station, Vizhinjam has forwarded the allotment letter to its HQ for ratification, so it can sign the agreement with the AAI.
"We were waiting for the allotment letter from the AAI, and now that we have received it. The ministry of defence (MOD) has to approve the operational costs, so we can make payments, sign an agreement, and move into the building The MOD had given us an in-principal approval and calculating the administrative delay in such cases, I am expecting to move in around September," said commandant A Athinarayanan, commanding officer, coast guard station, Vizhinjam.
13/03/13 Sangeetha Nair/Times of India
