CM BSY virtually lays foundation stone for Rs 220 cr Vijayapura Airport
Team Udayavani, Feb 15, 2021, 6:17 PM IST
Vijayapura: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday virtually laid the foundation stone for the construction of Rs 220 crore airport project at Vijayapura
CM B S Yediyurappa laid the foundation stone at a virtual function held in Shivamogga on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, B.S. Yediyurappa said the airport in Vijayapura will boost the tourism sector and offer jobs to youths of the district. Also, The airport would increase the market potential and earnings of the district from horticultural crops
The State government has taken up construction of the airport at a cost of ₹220 crore in two phases on 727 acres of land at Bharanapura and Madabhavi villages.
It is said that the airport is being constructed with the participation of private partners and would operate ATR-72 aircraft. Later, it would be upgraded to operate Airbus-320 flights
Shivamogga Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra, Rudre Gowda, MLC, Araga Jnanendra were present
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