Kannur airport project to be delayed (original) (raw)

The commencement of flight operations from the Kannur international airport as per the roadmap is likely to be delayed for a multitude of reasons, Minister for Ports and Excise K. Babu has said.

Replying to questions in the Assembly on Monday, he said 783 acres of land had to be acquired for the third phase of the project and it got delayed as the Detailed Project Report was not ready. The Rs.400- crore earthwork for the runway, which would begin soon, would take 28 months and the commencement of the functioning of the airport in 2014 as per the roadmap would be delayed. He said steps had been initiated to issue shares through the Kannur International Airport Society Private Limited. As many as 6,000 had applied for the shares,.

Published - June 26, 2012 12:00 am IST