Hassan: Minister for Infrastructure Development Santosh Lad’s statement that the promoter of Hassan airport project had termed it “non-viable” has upset many here who had been expecting that the airport would boost industrial growth and tourism development in the region.
The Minister, in a press conference in Bangalore recently, said airport projects in five cities, including Hassan, had come to a halt. The Hassan airport project has a long history. The Central Public Works Department prepared a proposal in 1960. It was planned for 50 arrivals and 50 departures. However, the project was sanctioned only in 2007.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Boovanahalli on August 26, 2007. The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and head of Jupiter Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd. Rajeev Chandrashekhar attended the programme. As per the plan, the airport complex would include a pilot training institute and an aeroplane maintenance centre. The project requires 960 acres. The district administration has, so far, acquired 536 acres and handed over the land to the promoter company. The rest 424 acres had not been acquired yet. The delay in acquiring land was said to be one of the reasons for the promoter to lose interest in pursuing it.
20/09/13 The Hindu
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The Minister, in a press conference in Bangalore recently, said airport projects in five cities, including Hassan, had come to a halt. The Hassan airport project has a long history. The Central Public Works Department prepared a proposal in 1960. It was planned for 50 arrivals and 50 departures. However, the project was sanctioned only in 2007.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Boovanahalli on August 26, 2007. The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and head of Jupiter Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd. Rajeev Chandrashekhar attended the programme. As per the plan, the airport complex would include a pilot training institute and an aeroplane maintenance centre. The project requires 960 acres. The district administration has, so far, acquired 536 acres and handed over the land to the promoter company. The rest 424 acres had not been acquired yet. The delay in acquiring land was said to be one of the reasons for the promoter to lose interest in pursuing it.
20/09/13 The Hindu
