Central clearance for airport modernisation: Kerala Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 12 (UNI) Kerala Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Vijayakumar today said the Centre had given final clearance for the Rs 258 crore modernisation project of the Thiruvananthapuram Airport.

A communication in this regard had been received from the Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, he said.

Mr Vijayakumar said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would visit the state in October and would inaugurate the new terminal, a release said here.

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister said another Rs 70 crore had been alloted for setting up an aircraft maintenance unit in the airport, he said adding that this assurances were received during a meeting with the Union Minister at Delhi.

The works of the Maintenance Unit had been started and 15 acre of free land had already been handed over to Air India for the purpose, he added.

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