17 new airports are to be constructed during the 12 Plan period, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, K. C. Venugopal, infomed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The 12th Plan period runs till 2017.

These include four airports in Karnataka — Gulbarga, Bijapur, Hassan and Shimoga and two in Kerala — Aranmula and Kannur. In addition, another airport is to come up at Karaikal in Pondicherry, the Minister informed the House.

Besides one airport each are to come up in Shirdi, Navi Mumbai and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, while Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh will also get an airport. ashwini.phadnis@thehindu.co.in

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