Kalaburagi: The State government has set in motion the process to complete the work on the Kalaburagi Airport. Tenders have been floated for a Rs. 71-crore project to extend the runway to accommodate the landing of Boeing airbus and bigger aircraft.
The State government had entrusted the work of preparing a detailed project report to RITES. Based on the recommendations of RITES, the work has been divided into two packages. In the first package, the work on extending the runway and others, including the construction of compound walls, will be taken up. In the second package, the construction of the terminal building, Air Traffic Control and other buildings will be taken up.
Officials of the Public Works Department told a vigilance committee meeting in Kalaburagi on Thursday that the tenders were floated on Wednesday and the work was expected to begin in April.
08/01/16 TV Sivanandan/The Hindu
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The State government had entrusted the work of preparing a detailed project report to RITES. Based on the recommendations of RITES, the work has been divided into two packages. In the first package, the work on extending the runway and others, including the construction of compound walls, will be taken up. In the second package, the construction of the terminal building, Air Traffic Control and other buildings will be taken up.
Officials of the Public Works Department told a vigilance committee meeting in Kalaburagi on Thursday that the tenders were floated on Wednesday and the work was expected to begin in April.
08/01/16 TV Sivanandan/The Hindu
