Bhogapuram airport: government promises to settle farmers’ compensation through court
Andhra Pradesh government officials have promised farmers that compensation for land acquired for the Bhogapuram international airport will be settled through court procedures. Villagers are concerned about receiving fair market rates and employment opportunities ahead of the airport's scheduled inauguration.
Why it matters
The resolution of land acquisition disputes is critical for infrastructure development and maintaining public trust in government-led industrial projects.
Andhra Pradesh Minister for MSME and NRI Affairs Kondapalli Srinivas, Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and other senior officials promised that the government would do justice to the farmers who had surrendered their lands for the construction of the international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.
The public representatives and officials are keen to please the farmers ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the airport on August 1, 2026 . Although the government has settled the compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) package for the majority of the farmers, a few of them are yet to get the benefits.
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