Bengaluru: The State government has revived its much-delayed plan to construct airstrips in small towns across Karnataka.
After realising that the private sector is shying away from investing in aviation projects, the government has now decided to take up construction of airstrips using its own resources. It has set up an Aviation Cell under the Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (KSIIDC) to take up airstrip projects with technical assistance from aviation experts.
KSIIDC managing director Naveen Raj Singh said the government had given clearance to construct no-frills, low-cost airstrips at Kushalnagar (Kodagu district), Chikkamagaluru, Karwar (Uttara Kannada district), Raichur and Vijayapura.
An airstrip is estimated to cost Rs 12 crore to Rs 15 crore, depending on the length of the runway. The plan is to construct airstrips of one to two-km length with a small terminal. However, their operation and maintenance will be handed over to the private sector, he added.
The plan to construct airstrips in 11 towns under public-private partnership model was approved in 2008 and the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) was entrusted with the responsibility to implement the plan.
08/10/15 SahilOnline
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After realising that the private sector is shying away from investing in aviation projects, the government has now decided to take up construction of airstrips using its own resources. It has set up an Aviation Cell under the Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (KSIIDC) to take up airstrip projects with technical assistance from aviation experts.
KSIIDC managing director Naveen Raj Singh said the government had given clearance to construct no-frills, low-cost airstrips at Kushalnagar (Kodagu district), Chikkamagaluru, Karwar (Uttara Kannada district), Raichur and Vijayapura.
An airstrip is estimated to cost Rs 12 crore to Rs 15 crore, depending on the length of the runway. The plan is to construct airstrips of one to two-km length with a small terminal. However, their operation and maintenance will be handed over to the private sector, he added.
The plan to construct airstrips in 11 towns under public-private partnership model was approved in 2008 and the Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) was entrusted with the responsibility to implement the plan.
08/10/15 SahilOnline
