Скачать или смотреть 👉 Why Bengaluru Airport was built in Devanahalli & not Bidadi? | Untold Story of KIA ✈️

Did you know Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) could have been built 32 km away at Bidadi instead of 40 km away at Devanahalli? 🤯

So why did the government choose Devanahalli over Bidadi for India’s busiest airport?
Here’s the untold story:

In the 1990s, Bengaluru’s HAL Airport was overcrowded, and a new international airport was urgently needed.

In 1991, the S. Ramanathan Committee recommended Devanahalli for its flat plateau, better soil stability, and fewer obstacles.

Political delays & alleged corruption stalled the project. Reports even claimed ₹50 crore bribe demands were made!

Tata Group withdrew, frustrated by politics, but finally, in 2000, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government approved the project.

Bidadi, despite being closer, was unsuitable due to soft uneven soil, higher costs for land flattening, and its flight path clashing with Yelahanka Airbase — raising national security concerns.


Today, Devanahalli’s Kempegowda International Airport stands as India’s 3rd busiest airport and a global aviation hub. ✈️

👉 Watch this short to know why Devanahalli beat Bidadi in Bengaluru’s aviation history!

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