Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu recently laid the foundation stone for a new terminal building and ATC Tower at Kolhapur Airport in Maharashtra. The new terminal, which will be built at a cost of Rs 275 crore, will be located in a sprawling area of 3900 sqm. Given the ‘go-green’ motto of infrastructure projects in the country, the sustainability features of the upgraded Kolhapur Airport will be that new terminal will be built with eco-friendly sustainable building material. Apart from this, there will be LED lighting and a sewage treatment plant. Also, the solar photo voltaic system will be put in place. Under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN, Kolhapur is set to be connected with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Tirupati.