The Karnataka Cupboard Thursday granted approval for a greenfield airport in Vijayapura to be arrange at a price of Rs 618.75 crore.
Whereas the preliminary value of the airport was projected at Rs 347.92 crore, the Cupboard cleared a further value of Rs 270.83 crore, Regulation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H Okay Patil stated following the assembly.
The price revision was to make sure satisfactory amenities on the airport to permit bigger plane to land on the facility, he added. The Cupboard additionally mentioned the environmental considerations raised concerning the development of the airport.
Responding to a query on the usage of poll papers for native physique polls within the state, Patil stated that the Cupboard determined towards issuing an ordinance for the aim. “There isn’t any want for ordinance as there’s a provision (to make use of poll papers for polls) within the current legal guidelines,” he additional stated.
The choice was reportedly made after consulting authorized consultants and the State Election Fee (SEC) over the problem. Sources stated that the SEC suggested the federal government towards bringing an ordinance, saying that it was empowered to carry polls utilizing poll papers.
Three Compressed Pure Fuel crops have been additionally cleared by the Cupboard at a complete value of Rs 74.88 crore. The three crops – every costing Rs 24.96 crore – will come up at Agricultural Produce Advertising and marketing Committees situated at Dasanapura in Bengaluru, Kolar, and Mysuru.
The crops will come beneath the Public-Non-public Partnership mannequin and could have a technology capability of fifty tonnes per day.