Minister MB Patil holds meeting with officials over second airport for Bengaluru
Bengaluru: With Bengaluru growing rapidly as a metropolitan city, Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure Development MB Patil on Thursday, 20 June, held a meeting with officials regarding the construction of a second airport for the city.
During the meeting attended by Manjula, the Secretary of the Infrastructure Development Department, Patil directed the preparation of a feasibility report for the new airport, the Minister’s office said in a release.
Noting that Bengaluru International Airport is the third busiest airport in the country after Delhi and Mumbai, the Minister said last year the airport handled 37.5 million passengers and over 400,000 tonnes of cargo.
He emphasised the need for a second airport to efficiently manage the expected increase in both passenger traffic and freight in the coming years, the release said.
When the Devanahalli airport was established, the contract terms stipulated that no other airport could be established within a 150-kilometer radius until 2033.
With nine years remaining under the agreement, the Minister highlighted the need to start preparations now.
Patil explained that the current airport is projected to reach its peak passenger handling capacity by 2033 and its maximum cargo handling capacity by 2040.
Considering that land acquisition and compensation for landowners take a significant amount of time, Patil underscored the necessity of beginning work on the second airport immediately.
He also emphasised the importance of second airport in order to develop an industrial ecosystem beyond Bengaluru.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
