The Kalaburagi airport, that aims to connect one of the four divisional headquarters of Karnataka with the rest of the country is likely to commence operations in November. The state government had planned to inaugurate the airport on Kannada Rajyotsava on 1 November.
“I think that in November we should be able to commence operations,” Sharat.B, deputy commissioner of Kalaburagi, said. Officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) visited the airport in October but are yet to submit their report, according to Kalaburagi district officials.
Spread over 742 acre and built at a cost of Rs 172 crore, the airport is part of the Centre’s UDAN (Hindi acronym for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme that aims to provide air connectivity to underserved parts of the country through a demand-driven scheme, subsidised by the central and state governments. Several airlines have expressed interest operating flights to Kalaburagi that borders Maharashtra and Telangana.
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