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Mangaluru Airport to get advanced security system, air navigation aids, more flight parking bays

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September 14, 2018

Mangaluru, Sept 14: The Airports Authority of India’s Southern Regional Executive Director S Sreekumar today said that the Mangaluru International Airport will soon be equipped with the state-of-the-art and advanced air navigation aids and advanced security system.

Speaking to media persons, he said that the airport would have advanced instrument landing system (ILS), radar and Doppler VHF omni-directional radio range (DVOR) navigational aids. It would have threat containment vehicle to handle bombs and central air traffic flow management (CATFM) facility.

He said that the AAI has proposed to widen the safety basic strip of the runway and construct part parallel taxi track in the second phase at an estimated cost of Rs 121 crore. It required about 36 acres of land from the State government. The AAI is yet to get land and negotiations for getting it were on.

When this project was completed, the runway flight handling capacity would be increased from 10 flights an hour to 20. Widening the basic strip of the runway would enhance the safety of air operation to international standard.

Mr Sreekumar said that three more aircraft parking bays would be built in the airport at an estimated cost of Rs. 7 crore. It would help provide night parking facilities to airlines at the airport.

He said that when the expansion of the terminal building is completed, the arrival hall would be on the basement at the car parking level. The elevated level would be reserved for passengers leaving the city.

Earlier, he handed over a cheque for Rs. 6.75 crore to the State government for constructing storm-water drains at Malavoor village near the airport. Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada U.T. Khader received the cheque in the office of the Deputy Commissioner. Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel was present.

The AAI would bear the cost of construction as part of its corporate social responsibility. A memorandum of agreement was also signed between the AAI and the State government on the occasion. V.V. Rao, director of the airport, was present.

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Mangalorean
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Saturday, 15 Sep 2018

Good initiative by state govt.They must also consider runway extension for bigger vehicles like 330,321,787. .  380is very far though

 

 

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March 26,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 26: Karnataka government has warned strict penal action against landlords or house-owners under provisions of law for forcing doctors, paramedical staff and healthcare professionals to vacate their rented residences citing COVID-19 spread through them as the reason.

Stating that lot of complaints have been received in this regard, an order issued by Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare department Jawaid Akhtar said such behaviour amounted to obstructing public servant in discharging their duties./

Noting that the state government has issued Karnataka Epidemic Diseases (COVID-19) regulations 2020 for prevention and containment of the virus, it directed Deputy Commissioners of the district, Commissioner and Joint Commissioner of BBMP (civic body in Bengaluru), Commissioners of Municipal Corporations and District Deputy Commissioner of Police to take action against such incidents.

"Strict penal action should be taken against such landlords or house-owners under relevant provisions of law and submit an action taken report on a daily basis to the office of Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department," the order read.

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April 30,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 30: The Kasaragod District Collector Sajith Babu, his gun man and driver has entered in quarantine on Wednesday.

According to sources, the Collector had been asked to go on quarantine after the reports of a journalist, who interviewed him, was tested positive for the virus.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at his routine evening press conference revealed the positivity of the journalist.

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March 27,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 27: In a preparatory measure to tackle any exigency in the backdrop of spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka government has asked district administrations to use as quarantine centres the residential schools and hostels that come the under Social Welfare department.

"Wherever necessary, these residential schools and hostels can be converted as quarantine facility without any extra cost by the district administrations," Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said in a statement.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka stood at 55, including two deaths and three discharged persons, as on Thursday.

Karjol, who is also the Minister in-charge of Social Welfare department said, in view of holidays for educational institutions, there were no students staying in the residential schools and hostels and hence they can be used for quarantine purpose.

All the residential schools at hostels in districts and taluks are spacious and have all required facilities like rooms, kitchen, toilets, bathrooms, libraries among others, the Minister said adding most of them were located away from densely populated areas.

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