Thiruvananthapuram: Land acquisition will be expedited for further development of the airports, as per a decision taken at a review meeting held by Chief Secretary S. M. Vijayanand here on Friday. According to sources, steps will be taken to acquire 18 acres of land, which was the minimum requirement for the construction of new domestic terminal building on Chakai side.
It was also decided to avoid flooding of the Kannur international airport project area. Around 75 acres of land would be required to extend the length of the runway to 3400 metres. Road connectivity will also be improved. The obstacles on land acquisition for further development of Karippur airport were also discussed.
Thulasidas new KIAL MD
Former chairman and managing director of Air India Mr. V. Thulasidas has been appointed as Kannur International Airport Limited managing director replacing Mr. G Chandramouli. Mr. Thulasidas had earlier served as KIAL managing director. He had resigned in April 2013 and later held a key post in a foreign airline. Mr. Chandramouli, who was on deputation form Airports Authority of India, would return to the parent department as the deputation ended on Friday.
