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Will Udupi get its own Airport?

coastaldigest.com news network
September 28, 2017

In what could open up air transport opportunities in Udupi district, a private company has proposed an investment to the tune of Rs 500 crore for the construction of an airport in Byndoor taluk. If the state government and Airport Authority of India (AAI) come forward with a positive response and sufficient land, the establishment of an airport can be facilitated in the next few years.

Meanwhile, former minister and Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, speaking at the World Tourism Day programme in Udupi on Wednesday said that the state government is planning on setting up an airport that would improve air connectivity in the coastal belt with Udupi district as the next destination in mind.

Construction of an airport is expected to increase the inflow of tourists to Udupi district. Attempts have been on from over a decade for the establishment of a small-scale airport at Ottinene in Byndoor. The attention of the state government was drawn towards this goal through the continued efforts of R N Shetty partnership firm and Shree Mookambika Temple authorities.

Byndoor already has a state-of-the-art railway station. Likewise, development of road transport facilities and four-laning of the national highway are being carried out.

Dozens of people from the nearby towns of Shiroor and Bhatkal arrive and depart for foreign countries on a daily basis via Mangaluru International Airport. A small-scale Airport at Byndoor or any other parts of Udupi will help these passengers to reach home early as the road trip consumes time.

The renowned shrine of Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur near Byndoor is also frequently visited by hundreds of devotees. If an airport is established in Byndoor, it will facilitate devotees and visitors from other states.

The proposal

With a keen interest on development of tourism and employment opportunities in the state, Supreme Group, a Mumbai based company has reportedly shown interest to invest in the establishment of an airport in Byndoor. Recently, the company had written to Byndoor MLA K Gopal Poojary expressing its willingness to invest a sum of Rs 500 crores, if the state government was ready to provide 250 acres of government land for this purpose. The government is yet to take a formal decision in this regard.

Aside from the establishment of an airport, there are ample opportunities for development of tourism and investment for companies in Byndoor as well as other coastal towns from Udupi to Karwar.

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July 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 24: Low-cost airline IndiGo airlines would be operating between Mumbai and Mangaluru four days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The operation will begin today (July 24).

The flight will take off from Mumbai at 9.30 am and will land at Mangaluru International Airport at 11.00 am. 

The flight will take off from Mangaluru at 11.40 am and will reach Mumbai at 1.15 pm. To avail the flights for Mangaluru, passengers can report to Terminal T2 in Mumbai.

Before boarding the flight, a standard procedure regarding quarantine regulation has been issued. The passengers boarding the flight from Mumbai will have to undergo thermal screening at the airport. The airport officials will also be required to apply a quarantine stamp on the passengers.

The airline will be required to provide a detailed list of passengers arriving, along with flight information, arrival time, mobile number of the passengers and their residential addresses and share these with the nodal officer.

It is mandatory for the passengers to download Aarogya Setu app. In addition to this, passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival should be able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey to get quarantine exemption.

Domestic passengers will have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. However, all domestic passengers intending to exit Mumbai within seven days of the arrival will be exempted from quarantine, provided they are able to produce a confirmed ticket for onward/return journey.

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May 1,2020

Bengaluru, May 1: Former underworld don and real-estate baron Muthappa Rai was admitted to Manipal hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

As per sources, Muttappa Rai’s condition is said to be serious.

Muthappa Rai was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago and had undergone treatment at hospitals in New Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru.

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April 23,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 23: An elderly woman who was tested positive for COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada district today breathed her last.

The deceased is a 77-year-old woman from Bantwal taluk. 

She is said to be a close relative of the Bantwal woman who died of COVID-19 on April 19.

She was shifted to govt Wenlock Hospital which is now converted into COVID-19 hospital on April 22 from a private hospital.

Her throat swabs were sent for testing. Health and family welfare department earlier today confirmed that she was tested positive for coronavirus.

Within hours she breathed her last without responding to any treatment. 

So far 17 corona positive cases have been confirmed in the district including two deaths. Most of them have returned home after recovering.

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