All roads lead to Shivamogga as lakhs of people are eagerly waiting to witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the airport at Sogane around 15 km from the city on February 27. The district administration has made all necessary arrangements for the grand inaugural ceremony of the airport which has been constructed at a cost of Rs 384 crore on 622.38 acre of land.
The runway of the Shivamogga airport is 3,200 metre in length, the second-longest in Karnataka after Bengaluru airport. Modi will also lay the foundation stone for Shikaripur-Ranebennur railway route. In total, Modi will inaugurate developmental works worth Rs 1,789 crore, and lay the foundation stones for development works worth Rs 3,377, according to district administration.
