Mysore/Mysuru: An Airport Advisory Committee meeting was held at the VIP lounge of the Mysuru Airport this morning under the chairmanship of MP Pratap Simha.
Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda, Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, Airport Director J.R. Anup and members of Airport Advisory Committee C. Narayanagowda, C.A. Jayakumar, Bhagyashree Bhat and others attended the meeting.
It was decided that the ground- breaking ceremony for the Airport runway expansion would be held in January 2024.
A proposal has been sent to the State Government to acquire an additional 91 acres to facilitate future expansion and also to facilitate the runway expansion of 2,750 metres (45 metres wide) from the existing 1,740 metres (30 metres wide).
The airport stands on 490-acre land and an additional 240 acres of land has to be acquired. Of the total 240 acres of land (all falling under various survey numbers of Marase village, Mysuru taluk) identified for expansion works, a total 160 acres of land have been acquired and a compensation of Rs. 1.5 crore per acre has been disbursed. In addition, 46 acres have to be acquired and compensation has to be distributed, the meeting noted. “We need more land (91 acres) in case the runway has to be expanded to 3,500 metres and the proposal is with the Finance Department,” MP Pratap Simha noted.
25/08/2023 Star of Mysore
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