Karnataka govt. extends viability gap funding of ₹28.47 crore to resume flights from Bengaluru to Bidar, Kalaburagi

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A record  photograph  of Kalaburagi airport.

A record photograph of Kalaburagi airport.

The Karnataka authorities is extending viability spread backing of ₹28.47 crore to enactment and resume formation services from Bengaluru to Bidar and Kalaburagi, the territory office of Kalyana Karnataka region, said Infrastructure Development Minister M.B. Patil connected Friday.

According to him, Star Air (Ghodawat Enterprises Limited) volition run flights connected the Bengaluru–Bidar–Bengaluru and Bengaluru–Kalaburagi–Bengaluru sectors from June 1 and 10, respectively.

Mr. Patil said the formation work to Kalaburagi had earlier been suspended owing to fiscal losses. In the lawsuit of Bidar, services were being operated with peculiar enactment from the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board.

Taking into relationship the maturation of industries, education, tourism, agriculture and commercialized activities successful Kalyana Karnataka, the authorities has decided to revive the services nether the determination aerial connectivity initiative, the Minister said.

He further said the authorities was committed to enhancing aerial connectivity to tier-2 and tier-3 cities crossed the State. Such initiatives would not lone accelerate determination economical maturation but besides lend to infrastructure development, helium noted.

Mr. Patil had precocious held respective rounds of discussions with ministerial colleagues from the Kalyana Karnataka portion and representatives of assorted hose companies regarding the resumption of formation services.

Published - May 22, 2026 11:06 p.m. IST

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