Cargo facility at Bhogapuram airport to benefit pharmaceuticals, horticulture crops
The new Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Bhogapuram features a 5,000-square-meter cargo terminal designed to boost exports of pharmaceuticals, aqua products, and horticulture. Local officials and business leaders expect the facility to drive economic growth and create employment in the North Andhra region.
Why it matters
Improved logistics infrastructure is expected to help local farmers and businesses access wider markets, potentially increasing their income and regional economic output.
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram of Vizianagaram district is expected to benefit pharmaceutical, aqua products, horticulture and perishable goods, thanks to special priority for cargo facility in the airport. The new airport has a 5,000 square meters cargo terminal which can handle 25,000 metric tonnes of goods every year.
“The new airport at Bhogapuram has been developed with a long term vision to unlock opportunities in trade, cargo, tourism and aviation linked industries,” G.B.S. Raju, Business Chairman of GMR Group stated in a release.
While speaking to The Hindu , A.P. Markfed Chairman Karrotu Bangarraju said that agriculture products can be exported to other States and countries with the availability of a huge cargo facility in the new airport. “The export and import of all goods will create a lot of direct and indirect employment for local people with huge economic and marketing activity,” he added.
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