Karnataka aviation boost! Airports planned at Byndoor, Karwar under UDAN scheme
Soon, more airports are likely to come up under Modi government’s UDAN scheme! The state government of Karnataka has proposed to open airports at Byndoor and Karwar under the regional air connectivity scheme of the Union government- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, according to a PTI report. On Sunday, while speaking after the inauguration of the Karnataka coastline business conclave organized by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), the State Minister for Medium and Heavy Industries Jagadish Shettar said that soon, the process of land acquisition for setting up these airports at Byndoor and Karwar will begin.
The minister was quoted in the report saying that under the UDAN scheme, new airports have already been developed in Hubballi and Belagavi and around 15 to 20 flights are operating daily from the two places. The process of land acquisition, according to the minister, is being expedited in the state for boosting industrial development. Karnataka has received industrial investment proposals worth an amount of Rs 1.60 lakh crore, Shettar further said.
