Road to Hubli airport to get makeover

The Gokul road in Hubli, which leads to the airport, will be made a four-lane road with assistance from the state and Centre under the Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE).

Karnataka revenue minister Jagadeesh Shettar told reporters here on Monday the Centre and the state governments would give Rs 9 crore for the purpose. About Rs 2.5 crore had been released already.

He said the government had initiated steps to acquire additional land for developing Hubli Airport into an all-weather international airport. The land would be handed over to the Airports Authority of India.

Shettar said as per the Nanjundappa Committee's recommendations, the government had formulated the new industrial policy, which proposed to give incentives and tax exemptions to industries that are to be established in backward regions of the state.

Earlier, the minister inaugurated the hi-tech intensive care unit and hospital 'Lifeline 24X7', a unit of the Logicare Health Solutions Private Limited on Gokul road here. He also inaugurated the state-of-the-art equipment procured by the Karnataka Material Testing and Research Centre (KMTRC).