Airport terminal extension work to be completed by 2020: S. Srikumar
Mangaluru airport to become one among ‘Top 10’ airports in world shortly
Mangaluru, September 14: Airport Development Authority of India South Zone Regional Director S Srikumar said that Mangaluru International airport terminal extension work would be completed by March 2020.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that total 10,000 sq ft terminal would be constructed at a cost of Rs 132.24 crore and separate entry and exit points would be made for international travelers. The existing hall could accommodate 250 passengers on arrival of the flights and the new one could accommodate 500 passengers. Currently, the airport has 28,000 sq ft terminal and with the extension, it would have 38,000 sq ft terminal which will suffice the demand, he said.
Extension of the Safety Basic Strip of the Runway and the second stage of the Taxi Track was taken up at a cost of Rs 121 crore and it would be completed by August 2019. The Safety Basic Strip extension work was taken up for the safety of international level flights maintenance. Currently, the existing runway has the capacity of maintaining 10 flights per hour and now with the extension, it will increase it to 20 flights, he said.
Flights parking bay extension work was taken at a cost of Rs 7 crore and it would be completed by 2019, he added.
Various schemes under CSR
Under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Mangaluru airport has made an agreement to construct permanent UGD work at Malavoor at an estimated cost of Rs 6.75 crore. Apart from this, an anganwadi building was constructed at Malavoor at a cost of Rs 14 lakh, he said.
Mangaluru Airport Authority director V.V. Rao was present at the press conference.
Mangaluru airport to become one among ‘Top 10’ airports in world shortly
The Mangaluru Airport has got the first place in India under the Swachh Bharat scheme and second place in rating. It was their target to take this airport to number one in the country in the ratings. In the international level, the Mangaluru Airport has 30th place and the authority has planned to bring this within Top 10 airports in the world, Srikumar said.
In view of this, the toilets in the terminal building would be renovated into international standard. Security hold area extension, artificial fall-ceiling and other works would be taken up at a cost of Rs 7.50 crore and the work would be completed within next 8 months, he said.
Local art and culture would be given importance in the airport. Pillars of Guttu models, Tiger dance, Yakshagana Art forms and other Art forms would be developed in the Airport, he said.
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BJP disassociates itself with Nishikant Dubey's criticism of Supreme Court, says it respects courts
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI): The BJP on Saturday disassociated itself with the sharp criticism of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, with party president J P Nadda rejecting the comments as their personal views.
"The BJP has nothing to do with the comments of MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the judiciary and the chief justice. This is their personal comments, but the BJP neither agrees with them nor does it ever support such remarks. The BJP absolutely rejects them," Nadda said in a post on X.
He said the BJP has always respected the judiciary and has accepted its suggestions and orders gladly because it believes as a party all the courts, including the apex court, are an inseparable part of our democracy.
Nadda also said that he has directed both the leaders and others to not make such comments.
Fourth-term BJP MP Dubey, one of the more vocal party members in the Lok Sabha, launched a broadside against the Supreme Court earlier, saying Parliament and state assemblies should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws.
He also took a swipe at CJI Khanna.
भाजपा सांसद निशिकांत दुबे और दिनेश शर्मा का न्यायपालिका एवं देश के चीफ जस्टिस पर दिए गए बयान से भारतीय जनता पार्टी का कोई लेना–देना नहीं है। यह इनका व्यक्तिगत बयान है, लेकिन भाजपा ऐसे बयानों से न तो कोई इत्तेफाक रखती है और न ही कभी भी ऐसे बयानों का समर्थन करती है। भाजपा इन बयान…
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