PM to inaugurate Bhogapuram International Airport on August 1
The green field airport is poised to reshape the local economic landscape of the region, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

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The green field airport is poised to reshape the local economic landscape of the region, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
Only the second Prime Minister to visit the district since Indira Gandhi’s 1983 Congress campaign at the Maharaja Stadium
MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas seeks a dedicated retail outlet at Bhogapuram airport for SWAYAM brand products prepared by SHG women
The 3,800-metre Code 4E runway at Bhogapuram, among the longest in India, will handle wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330 when commercial flights shift from INS Dega around mid-August
The greenfield international airport named after legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitharama Raju will serve as a major catalyst for development of the North Andhra region, the Chief Minister says in a social media post
Special Chief Secretary M.T. Krishna Babu inspected the site with Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and Joint Collector S. Sedhu Madhavan; around 2,000 buses will be arranged and 6,000 private vehicles are expected on the day
Kondapalli Srinivas says Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the greenfield airport on August 1, adding that the infrastructure push will accelerate industrial growth, improve connectivity and open up large-scale employment opportunities across the region
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas and Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy told farmers’ families the money deposited with the Visakhapatnam tribunal would reach them in a few months; farmers who gave land for the approach road had sought up to ₹1 crore an acre against the ₹48 lakh offered
MLAs in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam have been asked to bring people to the public meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address on August 1, with Ministers holding review meetings in each constituency
Commissioner N. Tej Bharath said four of the seven corridors were developed by the VMRDA itself to join the National Highway leading to the airport, and 10 zonal route maps have been linked to Google Maps for directions