Mysuru, April 29 -- After months of stalled progress, the long-awaited expansion of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli is finally set to take off.

The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the release of Rs. 100 crore to fast-track land acquisition and utility shifting - two major roadblocks that have grounded the project.

The decision, taken at a recent Cabinet meeting held at Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar, will clear pending compensation payments to landowners and pave the way for extending the airport's runway, which has been stuck in limbo for months.

Currently spread across 490 acres, the Airport requires an additional 46 acres for its first expansion phase.

The runway, which presently limits operations to ATR-72 aircraft on short...