Shivamogga airport to be named after BS Yediyurappa: Bommai

The Karnataka government has decided to name the new airport at Shivamogga after former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and will send a proposal with the recommendation to the Centre, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the airport on February 27, coinciding with Yediyurappa’s 80th birthday.

Speaking at an event in Shivamogga on Wednesday, Bommai said that the airport work was realised due to Yediyurappa’s contributions. Noting that the veteran BJP leader had expressed his reservations over naming the airport after him, CM Bommai said that the state Cabinet has decided to propose his name. The airport, Bommai added, was completed in 18 months.