As per the notification issued by the CCI, e-tenders can be sent from May 5 to May 23 and the bids would be opened after 120 days. Residents believe that if the mini-airport is indeed sanctioned, it would mean curtains down for the cement factory. The site of the proposed airport is near the now-defunct cement factory and the smoke arising from the latter would obscure the runway, making taking-off or landing of aircraft difficult.