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A grand take off from 'Cobra Land'

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Finally, the Kannur International Airport is on track. The photographs, news and every bit of information regarding this airport take me down the lane. Over 26 years ago, the hums and roars of aeroplane was a most exciting sound for a six year old girl. Every time an aeroplane passed in the sky over our small village I would jump out of the house to get a glimpse of the aeroplane. My eyes would follow the white dot in the sky until it vanished completely from the sight. Some days the naughty clouds used to steal my happiness. I still remember my first visit to Moorkhan paramba. I was accompanying my elder brothers to pluck ‘Kattu chethi’, a kind of herb, for preparing medicines. It was my first trekking experience too as a seven year old. The sloppy terrain filled with dried leaves and mysterious plants are no more there. The whole area has become part of the airport.   The walkways which led us to the Moorkhan Paramba, a hilly terrain with cashew plants, laterite
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Kannur to take off on Sunday

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Kannur: Fulfilling the long cherished dream of thousands of Non-Resident Keralites and the villagers, the Kannur International Airport will be thrown open to the airbus operations on Sunday. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the airport operations at a grand event in Mattannur. Moorkkanparambu, the land chosen for the airport project, was a less developed area till it was taken over by KIAL for the multi-crore airport project. Since the beginning of the acquisition process, the local villagers have been witnessing the smooth progress of their region opening doors for a never-seen-before experience. The payment given for land exchange changed the destiny of many besides giving them assurance on a sustainable source of livelihood. "Several local residents have got a plush amount for rehabilitation. Many of them constructed new houses with superior amenities. Many of their children have got job with prestigious companies at the airport," says K.P. Nara
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Kannur Airport to be commissioned on December 9

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KANNUR: Kannur International Airport will begin operations in December 9, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today after meeting Union Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu. Kannur aerodrome will become the fourth international one in Kerala, which is already the state with the most number of international airports in the country. Mr. Vijayan said Prabhu has assured that issues regarding the operations of foreign airlines at the airport would be sorted out and that the issues would be discussed with the overseas carriers. Addressing a press meet on the achievements of the Left Democratic Front government, which completed two years last month, Mr. Vijayan also said the meeting with Prabhu was fruitful. Last month, the Union Home Ministry sanctioned deployment of over 600 CISF personnel at the airport, spread over 2,330 acres. Mr. Vijayan said feasibility study is under way for setting up an airport at Aranmula in the southern district of Pathanamthitta. The district is kno
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Kannur Airport

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Foundation stone laying ceremony tomorrow..
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Elaborate arrangements for Kannur Airport project launch

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Express News Service Kannur, December 15 WAITING in the wings for more than a decade, Kannur is all set to pave the way for its maiden flight which is expected to happen in a couple of years. Elaborate arrangements are being made to lay the foundation stone for the Kannur Airport Project which is going to be a public-private venture on the model of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) Nedumbassery. A company synonymous with the Nedumbassery Airport , KIAL (Kannur International Airport Limited) has already been formed by the government, though the nitty-gritty of the whole project is yet to be made transparent. The first phase of the launch of the project, acquisition of land, was a smooth affair, going by the claims made by the authorities. Acquisition of 1,876 acres of land for the project has already been completed. Acquisition of another 783 acres needed for the airport is progressing. An aggregate amount of `196 crore was spent for buying the land, accor
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Kannur Central Prison

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A regional training centre for the employees of the Department of Prisons was set up by the State Institute of Correctional Administration at Kannur Central . Inaugurating the Centre Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that the government had decided to establish a welfare fund  for prisoners, their families and the jail employees.  The Centre had sanctioned Rs154 crore for jail reform measures, he said.
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Kannur Airport: Foundation stone to be laid on Dec 17

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FOUNDATION-STONE for the Kannur Airport will be laid at 11 am on December 17. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, and other Union ministers from the state will be present at the function. The Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) has been assigned the task of preparing a master plan for the runway of the airport. About 1,270 acres of land has been acquired for the airport.   Another 783 acres of land will be acquired for the purpose. A meeting of officials and representatives of the people was held at the Collectorate here on Thursday. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishna was present at the meeting. District Collector V K Balakrishnan presided over the meeting. Renovation work of Kannur-Mattanur, Thalassery-Anjarakkandy and Thalassery-Mattanur roads also would be taken up as part of the airport project shortly. K K Sailaja MLA, Seena Ismail, chairperson of   Mattanur municipality, representatives of Kinfra and other officials partici
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