On 20 June 2008, Chief Minister of
Karnataka, Mr B S Yeddyurappa is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the
Shimoga airport at Sogane village. The proposed airport will be implemented by
consortium of Hyderabad based Maytas Infra and NCC Infrastructure Holdings.
Earlier the airport was planned near
Ayanur village but considering the land acquisition problem it was shifted to
Sogane. For the proposed airport, around 662.38 acre land has been acquired in
and around Sogane, of which 135 acre of land belong to the private parties.
The construction work will be
undertaken through PPP mode and the promoters are expected to pump Rs.100 crore
for the project. Currently survey work on the project is underway.
Construction work of the project is
expected to be completed by 2010.
Also See:
In-principle nod
for four airports in Karnataka (14-Jun-08)
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