Minister reviews arrangements at Bhogapuram ahead of PM’s visit to inaugurate airport
Officials are finalizing arrangements for the inauguration of the Alluri Sitharama Raju international airport in Bhogapuram, scheduled for August 1. The project, supported by both state and central governments, is expected to drive significant economic growth in North Andhra.
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Minister for MSME and NRI Affairs Kondapalli Srinivas on Sunday said the North Andhra districts would witness unprecedented growth after the inauguration of Alluri Sitharama Raju international airport at Bhogapuram on August 1, in the presence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Mr. Srinivas and senior officials reviewed the arrangements for the inauguration programme.
Mr. Srinivas said that the construction had begun during the previous TDP government (2014-19) and it is now fully ready with the concrete steps taken up by the NDA government. He said the airport would create employment for thousands of youngsters from Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam due to its strategic location on National Highway-16.
The Minister said that a lot of developmental activities would come up in and around Bhogapuram airport since such development was observed after the construction of an international airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad.
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