KARNATAKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the Shivamogga airport in Karnataka on Monday, February 27, 2023. This airport is touted to be a milestone and a dream project of Karnataka's Ex-Chief Minister and BJP Central Committee Member BS Yediyurappa.

Taking to Twitter,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote: “The airport in Shivamogga will boost commerce, connectivity and enhance tourism," PM Modi tweeted. He responded to a tweet thread by MP from Shivamogga, by Raghavendra. “The dream of an airport at Shivamogga is coming true," said Raghavendra.  “The Shivamogga Airport will set up itself as not merely an airport, but as the gateway of Malnad region's journey to transformation," he said.

The Shivamogga Airport will cater to the demand of not just the people of Shivamogga but also the entire Central Karnataka and will create employment opportunities. He added that industries especially IT, tourism, dairy will be benefitted from this.

Basavaraj S. Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, said in a tweet that PM Narendra Modi will open the airport on February 27. He siad, it will promote growth and development while reducing traffic at the nearby airports that are now congested.

Shivamoggga Lok Sabha member BY Raghavendra said that the Director General of Civil Aviation had granted a licence to operate flights at the airport The flights' test run has started. This will continue for a few days. On February 27, the flight carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi would touch down at 11.15 a.m "he said.

The first trial flight lands at Shivamogga. On February 27, the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji will fly into the newly built Shivamogga Airport to officially open it. Come, let's everyone participate in this momentous occasion, "He had earlier tweeted.

Apart from the runway, terminal building, ATC tower, and fire station building, the airport's 662.38 acres of land are also home to a taxiway, apron, approach road, perimeter road, and compound wall.

The Center's UDAN Scheme, which aims to make air travel accessible for everyone, funded the construction of the brand-new domestic airport at Sogane in the Shivamogga area.

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