Minister for Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil has said the construction of Hassan Airport will be completed by the financial year 2024-25. The airport is coming up on 536 acres of land at Boovanahalli, near Hassan City.
In the first phase of the project, 62.4% of the work has been completed, while in the second phase, 12.14% of the work has been done, said the Minister in response to a question raised by Hassan MLA Swaroop Prakash in the Legislative Assembly session at Belagavi on Wednesday.
The project has been taken up at an estimated cost of ₹193.65 crores, and so far ₹164.70 crore has been released. The work includes the construction of a compound wall, runway, apron, peripheral roads, terminal, ATC tower, hanger, fire brigade, water supply, and electrification, among others.
