Mangalore Airport Proposal Likely To Get Nod Soon

"Give me your application, and I will ensure the union government's clerarance within a month," C M Ibrahim, union civil aviation minister, told a gathering of Kannadigas in Dubai a few days ago. "Ours is a government that works without looking at the purse of the applicant," he said.

NRI business tycoon B R Shetty, the brain behind the idea, has varied interests, including import of gold.

C M Ibrahim, who arrived in Dubai to exchange views and discuss bilateral issues involving tourism and civil aviation, told a group of visiting reporters that the proposal for the airport had figured in discussions.