Bengaluru, Jun 12: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said that work on Shivamogga airport, which will have facilities on par with Bengaluru airport, is in progress and instructions have been given to complete it by next June.
The Chief Minister reviewed the progress of the work today at Sogane village, about 12 km from Shivamogga city.
The airport will be well equipped and be next only to Bengaluru airport to have such facilities, and despite financial difficulties, funds have been released and work taken up in a fast phase, Yediyurappa was quoted as saying in an official release.
Stating that much development is expected in central Karnataka districts with the coming up of this airport, he said it would help in all-round development of Shivamogga district, encourage more industries to come up and generate more jobs.
The Chief Minister noted that the work on the runway, link roads and perimeter roads is in progress and the compound construction work has mostly been completed and that 11,500 metres of 15,900 meters compound work has been finished.
He also unveiled the building design of the airport, during the review, the release added.
The cost of Shivamogga airport has gone up from Rs 220 crore to Rs 384 crore, the government had said a few months ago.
Shivamogga is the political home turf of Yediyurappa, as he represents Shikaripura constituency in the district, while his son B Y Raghavendra is the MP from Shivamogga constituency.
ಸೋಗಾನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಯನ್ನು ಇಂದು ನಡೆಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಮುಂದಿನ ಜೂನ್ ಒಳಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ ಮಧ್ಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆಗಳು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗಿ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಾವಕಾಶ, ಪ್ರಗತಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/OZf0AG8LyZ
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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court was on Tuesday informed that the Manipur government is in favour of having centres outside the troubled north-eastern state for holding civil services preliminary examination, which are scheduled to be held on May 26.
The counsel appearing for the Manipur government told the court, which was hearing a plea seeking setting up of additional examination centres there for civil services and Indian Forest Service aspirants, that the chief secretary has said the government would provide monetary assistance to these aspirants for travel to centres outside the state which is in the grip of a protracted ethnic strife.
In view of the stand taken by the Manipur authorities, a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan observed that the examinations may be held outside the state, as held last year, and asked the UPSC counsel to take instructions.
"Take a call. Follow the 2023 pattern then. We will ask UPSC to take instructions. Prima facie we are of this view," the bench, also comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora, said.
"Counsel for the UPSC is directed to take instructions," the court said.
Petitioner Zomi Students Federation had moved the high court last week, seeking setting up examination centres in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi in the state and reopening of the application window to enable civil services aspirants to opt for a centre of their choice.
The counsel for the Manipur government said the chief secretary of the state, in a letter addressed to him, said the state government is of the opinion that given the situation and to maintain the sanctity of the examination, it may not be appropriate to provide centres in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi.
The letter suggested that students in Manipur, who have to take the civil services examination, may be allotted centres outside the state and financial assistance would be provided to them.
The counsel stated that even last year, the civil services examinations were held in centres outside Manipur.
Counsel for the UPSC had earlier told the court that the commission has already written three letters to the Manipur chief secretary with respect to opening of examination centres in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Ukhrul but no response has been received yet.
Manipur plunged into violence in May 2023 over a high court order directing the state government to consider including the non-tribal Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes.
This order led to rampant ethnic clashes. More than 160 people have been killed and several hundred injured since ethnic violence first broke out in the state on May 3 when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the majority Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
The matter would be heard next on March 22.