The state government on Wednesday issued the order to release ₹52.70 crore funds for the land acquisition process to be carried out for the expansion of the Kolhapur airport.
Deepak Kapoor, vice chairman and managing director of the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), tweeted, “We received the State Govt order releasing ₹52.70 CR for land acq of Kolhapur Airport. This will greatly help in Expediting the expansion work of Kolhapur Airport .” (sic)
The state government in April had allotted ₹212.25 crore for the land acquisition process.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting conducted by state chief secretary Manukumar Shrivastav. Land measuring 25.91 hectare is to be acquired to carry out the expansion works of the airport.
