KASARAGOD: The Central Civil Aviation Ministry has granted permission in accordance with the Udan project for a mini-airport project in the northern district of Kerala-Kasaragod. The plan is to construct an airstrip in Periya.

The Revenue Department has been directed to speed up the proceedings of the project. The airstrip will be having basic amenities and a runway.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had earlier said that airstrips will be opened in three districts across the state-Kasaragod, Idukki and Wayanad.