Raju inaugurates new look Belagavi Airport

BY Agencies14 Sept 2017 11:00 PM IST

Belagavi: The upgraded Belagavi Airport was inaugurated by Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka and P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Minister for Civil Aviation in the august presence of Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs; R V Deshpande, Minister for Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, Govt of Karnataka; D K Shivakumar, Minister of Energy and Power, Government of Karnataka, Ramesh L Jarakiholi, Minister for Co-operation and Belagavi District Incharge Minister; Suresh C Angadi, Member of Parliament (LokSabha); Dr PrabhakarKore, Member of Parliament (RajyaSabha); Sanjay B. Patil, Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Sanjyot Bandekar, Mayor, Belagavi City Corporation as the guests of honour.

Belagavi is the second capital of Govt of Karnataka having SuvarnaVidhanaSoudha for the winter sessions of state's Legislative Assembly. Nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats, Belagavi enjoys a cool, salubrious climate and is surrounded by natural beauty in the form of rivers, hills and dense evergreen forests. The city and its vicinity is home to popular tourist destinations like Kamala Basti Fort, Kapileshwar Temple, Sidheshwar Temple, Ramtirth Waterfalls and Kittur Fort etc.

Belagavi is 502 km from Bengaluru and 200 km from Goa Airport. The city is one of the 20 cities selected in the first phase, for development as a smart city under the Government of India's Smart Cities Mission.

The New Terminal, a centrally air-conditioned building, with an area of 3,600 sqm has a capacity to handle 300 peak hour passengers at a time. It has all essential passenger friendly amenities and conveniences.

Raju inaugurates new look Belagavi Airport

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