Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rs 5,000 crore Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on August 1 and launch projects worth Rs 18,000 crore, giving a major boost to connectivity, tourism, logistics and industrial growth in North Andhra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on Saturday and launch development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore. The greenfield airport is expected to boost tourism, trade, investment and regional air connectivity in Andhra Pradesh.
Commercial flight operations will shift from Visakhapatnam Airport to the newly developed Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram from August 17, following a Civil Aviation Ministry notification. The new airport will initially handle 6 million passengers annually
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of stealing credit for the Bhogapuram Airport. Jagan claimed the YSRCP government spent ₹1,200 crore to complete all critical land acquisition and infrastructure works
Commercial flight operations will shift from Visakhapatnam Airport to the newly developed Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram from August 17. The greenfield airport, built at nearly Rs 4,727 crore, will handle international and domestic operations with expanded future capacity
Bhogapuram Airport near Visakhapatnam took a major step towards commercial operations with a successful validation flight by Air India. The GMR-led project is over 90% complete and is targeted to begin operations by June.
According to the official schedule shared by the state government, the chief minister is expected to inspect the Polavaram left main canal at Darlapudi in Anakapalli district by noon.
The Bhogapuram airport, which will be developed by the GMR company in a public-private partnership on an area of 2,203 acres around 40 km northeast of Visakhapatnam
State Minister for Information Technology, Industries, and Infrastructure Gudivada Amarnath visited the airport land and said that the airport would be constructed in an area of 2,200 acres.
