Summary:
Karaikal airportThe government was in talks with Cochin International Airport to build a greenfield airport at Karaikal. The government was in talks with Cochin International Airport to revive the airport project, he said. Under the pact, farmers would also be persuaded to switch over to alternative crops and adopt innovative farming techniques. Several steps, including opening of new liquor outlets and petrol pumps, were being considered to revive the society, he said. Chief Minister V.
Narayanasamy on Sunday told presspersons that the Agriculture department would enter into an agreement with ICRISAT, an international agriculture research organisation, next month to encourage farmers to go for organic farming and drip-irrigation..