Mysore: Taking exception to the revival of plans for the expansion of the Mysore airport, an expert has called for an economic feasibility study before pumping in public money into it.
The expansion entails increasing the runway length from 1,740 metres to 2,400 metres to facilitate the operation of wide-bodied aircraft like Boeing and Airbus. But this hinges on diversion of the Mysore-Nanjangud stretch of National Highway 212 which is to be four-laned due to high traffic density as their alignment bisect each other.
The Bharatiya Janata Party government dropped the expansion plan two years ago after which the NHAI took up the tendering process to four-lane the Mysore-Nanjangud stretch, which is in final stages. The NHAI planned to four lane the Mysore-Nanjangud in view of high traffic density – over 18,000 Passenger Car Units (PCU) and it is mandatory as per the NHAI norms that roads with over 8,000 PCU be four-laned.
Meanwhile, there were fresh efforts by various stakeholders recently who urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to rescind the decision and to give consent for realigning the road to facilitate the runway extension.
21/07/13 The Hindu
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The expansion entails increasing the runway length from 1,740 metres to 2,400 metres to facilitate the operation of wide-bodied aircraft like Boeing and Airbus. But this hinges on diversion of the Mysore-Nanjangud stretch of National Highway 212 which is to be four-laned due to high traffic density as their alignment bisect each other.
The Bharatiya Janata Party government dropped the expansion plan two years ago after which the NHAI took up the tendering process to four-lane the Mysore-Nanjangud stretch, which is in final stages. The NHAI planned to four lane the Mysore-Nanjangud in view of high traffic density – over 18,000 Passenger Car Units (PCU) and it is mandatory as per the NHAI norms that roads with over 8,000 PCU be four-laned.
Meanwhile, there were fresh efforts by various stakeholders recently who urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to rescind the decision and to give consent for realigning the road to facilitate the runway extension.
21/07/13 The Hindu
