Mysuru MP Pratap Simmha on Monday urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to sanction ₹150 crore needed for shifting the utilities as part of the work to extend the runway at Mysuru airport.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Monday, Mr. Simmha said the work on the extension of the runway also requires shifting of utilities including irrigation canals and power lines of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) and Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL).
He hoped that Mr. Siddaramaiah, who also hails from Mysuru, will sanction the ₹150 crore needed for shifting the utilities.