Mangalore, July 17: Ajit Singh, Union Civil Aviation Minister has informed that International as well as Domestic terminals at Mangalore Airport are likely to be commissioned by August 2012, Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs has stated in a press release.
Mr. Moily has stated that in Export Vision 2020 held earlier in February, one of the major concerns shown was the need for Air Cargo complex at Mangalore Airport with cold storage facilities for agro products. The matter was taken up by him with the Union Civil Aviation Minister who has informed that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is building a cargo terminal at Mangalore Airport for handling international and domestic cargo by modifying the old passenger terminal, Mr. Moily has said.
Cold storage facilities would be provided with the assistance of M/s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the same would be used for storage and processing of perishable cargo, Mr. Moily has stated.
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