Devanahalli, which has earned a reputation with the landmark Bengaluru International Airport, is set for another image booster.
The State government has made a budgetary provision of at least Rs 250 crore for an International Convention Centre (ICC) at Devanahalli, near the BIA, which is expected to be completed in the next six months.
The proposal which was cleared in May last, was expected to boost the second edition of the Global Investors’ Meet, scheduled for June this year. However, chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, has said that it will take another six months now.
The ICC to be built on 35 acre, will have a capacity to accommodate 6,000 people, and is aimed at promoting Bangalore as an attractive destination for prestigious international meets and exhibitions.
The government had targeted completion of core components of the project (the convention hall, meeting rooms, exhibition hall and food court) before June this year, but was unable to do so.
There will be 20 meeting rooms with seating capacities varying from 50 to 250 and an exhibition hall with a minimum area of 20,000 sq mt.
Critics have questioned the need for such a centre with the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre is already in place, but officials in charge of the implementation have been backing the project.
While the ICC is yet to come up, the BIA is going through a transition phase with the expansion of Terminal-1. The Bangalore International Airport Limited developed on a PPP model will complete the expansion by December 2012.
Being implemented at a cost of Rs 1,479 crore, the expansion will enable the airport to handle 17.5 million passengers per annum as opposed to the existing 11 million.
The State government has made a budgetary provision of at least Rs 250 crore for an International Convention Centre (ICC) at Devanahalli, near the BIA, which is expected to be completed in the next six months.
The proposal which was cleared in May last, was expected to boost the second edition of the Global Investors’ Meet, scheduled for June this year. However, chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, has said that it will take another six months now.
The ICC to be built on 35 acre, will have a capacity to accommodate 6,000 people, and is aimed at promoting Bangalore as an attractive destination for prestigious international meets and exhibitions.
The government had targeted completion of core components of the project (the convention hall, meeting rooms, exhibition hall and food court) before June this year, but was unable to do so.
There will be 20 meeting rooms with seating capacities varying from 50 to 250 and an exhibition hall with a minimum area of 20,000 sq mt.
Critics have questioned the need for such a centre with the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre is already in place, but officials in charge of the implementation have been backing the project.
While the ICC is yet to come up, the BIA is going through a transition phase with the expansion of Terminal-1. The Bangalore International Airport Limited developed on a PPP model will complete the expansion by December 2012.
Being implemented at a cost of Rs 1,479 crore, the expansion will enable the airport to handle 17.5 million passengers per annum as opposed to the existing 11 million.
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