Shimoga: Maytas Infra led Consortium to Construct Airport


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Shimoga, Jun 21:
The Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa laid the foundation stone of the Shimoga airport in Karnataka.

The airport is to be constructed - with an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore - by a consortium of Maytas Infra, a Hyderabad-based infrastructure development company in association with NCC Infrastructure Holdings and VIE India project development and Holding.



In the first phase of the project, the airport will provide facilities for ATR-72 type aircrafts with a runway length of 1,500 metres. The second phase will provide facilities for A-320 type aircrafts with a runway length of 3,100 metres.

A separate special purpose company has also been set up for the execution of the project where the consortium partners Maytas Infra, NCC and VIE will have a shareholding pattern of 37 per cent, 37 per cent and 26 per cent respectively.

  

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  • Srikanth, Bangalore

    Tue, Jul 22 2008

    Its really good to know that My Yeddyurappa is building airport in Shimoga.. It would be still good if he can convince IT companies to set up their shop in shimoga

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  • Ratnakar D.Gulvadi, SHIMOGA

    Mon, Jun 23 2008

    Hearty Congratulations to Hon.CM Shri.Yedyurappa and the citizens of Shimoga City.We are proud to be from Shimoga and we are proud of your committment to make Shimoga a MODEL district.The roads and railways would also need to be improved and we are sure that under your able leadership Shimoga would become a major tourist and education centre.

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  • B.K.SHETTY, UDIPI/JEDDAH

    Sun, Jun 22 2008

    Very good job for the development of surroundings of shivmoga.Also I congratulate MR Yaddiyurappa for his victory as well forming govt & becoming chief minister of karnataka.we karnataka NRI forum Jeddah chapter wish all the best for new govt. B.K.SHETTY PRESIDENT KARNATAKA NRI FORUM JEDDAH

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  • frfranklin, shimoga

    Sat, Jun 21 2008

    i am very happy that our honorable chief minister has got great dream for shimoga. we are blessed with 4 ministers. this is the right time that shimoga should shine in the country as well as in the world. we need a clean city, as well as infrastructure should be improved. i have full confidence in our dynamic, enthusiastic chief minister. may God bless him.

    Fr Franklin, youth director. Sacred Heart Cathedral Shimoga

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  • Wilson Monteiro, Bankal-chikmagalur

    Sat, Jun 21 2008

    A VERY GOOD MOVE BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF SHIMOGA...WHICH WILL GIVE BIG BOOST TO THE PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD...AND TO SHIMOGA ITSELF...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK....

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  • BANGRA, mangalore

    Sat, Jun 21 2008

    Very Good, one more airport, CM Sir kindly improve the commoners needs like having better roads for the bus to operate and better bus services and train services, please concentrate on people larger interests and do not fall into the same trap of others, where wasteful spending and than crying about inflation, india cannot afford to have such luxuries where 80 percent of people find very difficult to survive and other 20 percent are living on the cost of 80 percent population ? are the politicians of this great country being fair, I hope you will ask this question to one another every day

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