Jakkur flying school set to restart with runway ready in a week
The Hindu
‘Effort was made to put school to disuse as land is valued at hundreds of crores’
The runway at the Jakkur Aerodrome will be ready in a week, ahead of the restarting of the Government Flying School, Youth Affairs Minister K.C. Narayana Gowda said on Thursday, adding that efforts had been made to close down the school in the past.
The Minister, who reviewed the civil works on Thursday, including the construction of hangars, said the restarted school would be launched by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. “Already, 34 students have enrolled in the flying school. We are hastening the works to ensure that it reopens quickly to offer employment opportunities to students from rural areas,” he said.

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