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Modi govt clears leasing out 3 airports including Mangaluru to Adani

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July 4, 2019

Newsroom, Jul 4: Three more major Airports of India including Mangaluru International Airport will now be run by the Adani group in public-private partnership for the next 50 years.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday “approved the leasing of (these) three airports of Airports Authority of India (AAI) through PPP to the highest bidder, Adani Enterprises, for operation, management and development for a lease period of 50 years,” a government statement said.

The other two airports being handed over to Adani group are Ahmedabad and Lucknow. Under a two-stage tender process that concluded in late February, Adani Enterprises had emerged as the highest bidder for all the six airports, including Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram. 

The government had offered the airports on a 50-year lease for development under the PPP mode. The government is yet to approve the lease of Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports to Adani Enterprises.

The Kerala government has raised concerns over leasing out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the company. “These projects will bring efficiency in delivery, expertise, enterprise and professionalism apart from harnessing the needed investments in the public sector,” an official spokesman said. Adani Enterprises had offered the highest “per passenger fee” for the six airports for which bids were called by the Airports Authority of India last year. 

Adani Enterprises had quoted per passenger fee of Rs 174 for the Jaipur airport, Rs 177 for Ahmedabad, Rs 115 for Mangaluru.

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January 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slammed the Centre on the issue of fare hike announcement by Indian Railways.

"Increase in Train fares is a New Year gift by Narendra Modi government to common people," Siddaramaiah tweeted.

"This will further dent the developmental prospects as Railways form a backbone of Transportation. Instead, the govt should have gifted us the values of our Constitution by upholding it," he added.

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May 4,2020

Bengaluru, May 4: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that the health of the migrants who have been allowed to move, should not be jeopardized and appropriate tests must be conducted.

"The task was to send the workers to their places. However, their health should not be jeopardized. This decision made for their benefit should not be a travesty for them. There will also be physical interference on the buses and appropriate tests must be done," said Kumaraswamy.

"The lockdown, which was implemented without any prerequisites, is now loosened without warning. The state government, which has allowed migrant workers to move to the city, has mobilized large numbers of people. By this, the government is playing with their health," he added.

He continued saying that the government should not lose out on an unscientific move that resulted in the loss of thousands of crores of rupees from a custodial lockdown.

"Workers and villages must be sober. The government must take all necessary precautions in this regard," he added.

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that his government will re-open temples, mosques and churches in the state after May 31.

"We are going to open temples, mosques and churches in the state after May 31, he said while speaking to media in Bengaluru.

The Chief Minister added that the "guidelines will be followed" as suggested by experts for opening the worship places.

"We have no objections to open malls and cinema halls, but we are waiting for the guidelines of the central government, Prime Minister will take decisions to allow malls and cinemas to open," he added.

Yediyurappa has said that people from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will not be allowed in the state till May 31.

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