“The DCC will continue its fight till the Airport is renamed. The Malavoor Gram Panchayat had
passed a resolution to rename the Airport after Koti Chennaya four years ago, and had sent it to
the DK Zilla Panchayat, which too had passed a resolution and sent to the state government to
be sent to the Centre for approval,” he told media persons here, on Friday.
“In spite of it, when I raised the issue in the Council in March, the government stated that there
was no proposal before the state government. Later, on May 26, 2020, the principal secretary to
Department of Infrastructure Development sent a circular to Dakshina Kannada Deputy
Commissioner stating that the state government has no role to play in the renaming of the Airport
as the airports in Kalaburagi, Hubballi, Mangaluru and Belagavi come under Airports Authority of
India and have been given for maintenance to the private firms,” the MLC said.
Further, he urged Dakshina Kannada MP and State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel to inform
the residents of Mangaluru on the status of the proposal that he had sent to the Centre on
naming the Airport after Koti Chennaya.
Adani Group which has taken up maintenance of six airports in India has not changed the name
of any airport to Adani Airport except that of Mangaluru. “It is a hidden agenda to name the
Airport,’’ he alleged.
21/11/20 Naina JA/Deccan Herald
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