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THREE New Airports for Andhra Pradesh

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   26 Sep 2016 3:23 PM GMT
THREE New Airports for Andhra Pradesh
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Union Government-appointed Committee cleared the proposals to establish three new airports in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The airports will be coming up at Bhoghapuram and Dagadarthi in Nellore district, and Orvakallu in Kurnool district. The collective cost is estimated to be Rs 2,376 crore.

Bhogapuram International Airports will be developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP). The cost of the project catering to 6.3 million passengers s estimated to be Rs 2,200 crore.

Whereas, Domestic no-frills airports will be set up at Dagadarthi and Orvakallu with an investment of Rs 88 crore each. State Government will developed Orvakallu airport on its own, but PPP model will be used for Dagadarthi.

The Panel headed by Civil Aviation Secretary RN Choubey recommends site clearance for Kothagudem Greenfield Airport. This will be second such airport in Telangana after RGIA.