Bangalore: In a renewed bid to provide air connectivity of Tier-II cities, the state government is planning to call for an expression of interest afresh for the development of smaller airports in Karnataka.
This followed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s statement in Gulbarga recently that the government wants to develop airports in Tier-II cities.
Recently, Infrastructure and Information Minister Lad had told reporters that the government may shelve airport development projects in Gulbarga, Bellary, Bijapur, Hassan and Shimoga cities due to the economic slowdown.
Close on the heels of the CM’s statement, senior officials of the Department of Infrastructure held a meeting, chaired by Lad, and decided to make renewed efforts to develop the airports. As the first step, the department is planning to invite expression of interests from both Indian and foreign companies for taking up airport development in Tier-II cities.
21/10/13 Shyam Sundar Vattam/New Indian Expres
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This followed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s statement in Gulbarga recently that the government wants to develop airports in Tier-II cities.
Recently, Infrastructure and Information Minister Lad had told reporters that the government may shelve airport development projects in Gulbarga, Bellary, Bijapur, Hassan and Shimoga cities due to the economic slowdown.
Close on the heels of the CM’s statement, senior officials of the Department of Infrastructure held a meeting, chaired by Lad, and decided to make renewed efforts to develop the airports. As the first step, the department is planning to invite expression of interests from both Indian and foreign companies for taking up airport development in Tier-II cities.
21/10/13 Shyam Sundar Vattam/New Indian Expres
