The state government has released the third installment of Rs 75 crore to the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), for land acquisition for the expansion of the runway of Mysuru Airport, and its upgradation.
Special Land Acquisition Officer of KIADB Priyadarshini informed as per the initial plan 240 acres of land were required for runway expansion.
“We have to acquire 206.22 acres and the balance is government land. The earlier BJP government had sanctioned Rs 319 crore for land acquisition. They had released Rs 150 crore, including Rs 50 crore in the first installment. Now, the process of acquisition of 160 acres is in the final stages. The KIADB had sought the government to release the remaining amount to complete the process,” she said.
