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| May 15, 2010 | Mangalore city airport likely to go international | | Bajpe (Mangalore): Union Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel on Saturday said that the proposal to convert the Mangalore city airport into a international one would soon be taken to the Union Cabinet. Speaking after inaugurating a world-class terminal at the
Mangalore city airport in Karnataka, Praful Patel said: "We will definitely take
this proposal to the Union Cabinet at the earliest to convert this into an international
airport. See, one of the requirements of the International Airport Declaration
is a 9000 feet runway. That is why I announced that (the work) on this, 1000 feet
runway will be taken up at the earliest." Constructed at a cost of 1.6 billion
rupees, the state-of-the-art terminal building is expected to be a catalyst of
growth in the region. Patel said that the terminal was a "shining example" of
Mangalore's prosperity and progress added that infrastructural development was
holistic and not limited to a few states. Mangaloreans hope that the terminal
would be converted into a full-fledged international airport and that the cargo
movement will begin from here at the earliest. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa
was also present on the occasion. | |
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