India, Feb. 7 -- The Karnataka government is currently evaluating potential sites for Bengaluru's second international airport, with deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and home minister G Parameshwara favouring different locations, poeple aware of the development said on Thursday.

Shivakumar has proposed a site between Bidadi and Harohalli, near his hometown Kanakapura. However, Parameshwara has expressed doubts regarding its approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Instead, he has advocated for Tumakuru, located off the Bengaluru-Pune NH-40, and has identified two feasible sites there, they added.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Parameshwara mentioned that while and medium industries and infrastructure develop...