Adani group likely to take over airport on Oct. 18
The Hindu
AI reply to RTI query says second wave of pandemic had delayed the handover
The Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited, the Adani Group subsidiary, is likely to take over the Thiruvananthapuram airport on October 18 this year, indicates a reply given by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to an RTI query. Although the concessionaire was expected to take over the airport by July 18, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had forced a postponement.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.