Tumkuru, July 16 -- Amid Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh's pitch to shift the aerospace park from Karnataka, Senior Congress MLA TB Jayachandra on Wednesday said that there is 20,000 acres of land for the aerospace project in Vasantnarasapura Industrial Area of Tumkuru.

MLA Jayachandra told ANI, "The government dropped the proposal after the farmers' agitation. The alternative now is Tumkuru. In Vasantnarasapura, more than 20,000 acres of land is available. I request and propose the investors to come to Tumkuru."

On Nara Lokesh's pitch to invite aerospace investors to Andhra Pradesh, he said, "When the question of investment comes, Andhra, Tamil Nadu always invite (investors). Since Tumkuru has the infrastructure, an airbase and HAL...