Karnataka CM inaugurates Kalaburagi airport


Team Udayavani, Nov 22, 2019, 6:00 PM IST

Kalaburagi: Kalaburagi, a backward district of Karnataka, found a spot in the country’s aviation map on Friday with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa inaugurating a greenfield airport.

Spread over 740 acres, the airport has been built at a cost of Rs 230 crore.

It is aimed at catering to other neighbouring districts in North Karnataka.

Yediyurappa recalled how his previous government in 2008 had planned an airport in Kalaburagi but was delayed by 11 years.

The intention behind opening the airport in this part of Karnataka is to attract investments in Tier-2 and Tier 3 cities like Bidar, Hubballi, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari, Bagalkote, Belagavi, Bijapur, Gadag and Haveri, he said.

The chief minister said he was pretty sure that the infrastructure would improve the living standards of people as it will give thrust to trade, industrial and tourism activities and generate job for the residents.

The Kalyana Karnataka region (previously Hyderabad-Karnataka region) is among the aridest regions of India. Development of this region had become a mirage due to frequent droughts.

Of the 114 backward taluks of the state, 29 are in Kalyana Karnataka, Yediyurappa told the gathering.

The chief minister highlighted the various measures taken by his government to develop the region.

The three deputy chief ministers – Govind Karjol, C N Ashwath Narayan and Laxman Savadi, besides state home minister Basavaraj Bommai and large and medium scale industries minister Jagadish Shettar were present.

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