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Modi inaugurates Bhogapuram international airport
The Hindu··1 Aug
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on August 1, Andhra Pradesh's first greenfield international airport since 2014 bifurcation. Built at over Rs 5,640 crore by GMR, phase one targets six million passengers yearly. Modi also launched projects worth over Rs 17,900 crore including a Visakhapatnam semiconductor plant at the event.
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What It Means For You
- Travellers in north Andhra Pradesh gain a new international gateway at Bhogapuram designed for six million passengers annually in its first phase.
- Visakhapatnam region residents can expect easier air connectivity and related highway and semiconductor projects Modi launched worth over Rs 17,900 crore alongside the airport.
- Flyers will pass through a terminal named after tribal freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju rather than legacy political naming Modi criticised in his speech.
What's Happening
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district on August 1, Andhra Pradesh's first greenfield international airport since 2014 bifurcation.
- Built at over Rs 5,640 crore by GMR under public private partnership, the airport targets six million passengers yearly in phase one; Modi also laid foundation stones for projects exceeding Rs 17,900 crore.
- More than 13,000 students performed a record Dhimsa dance to welcome Modi, and he received a handcrafted Bobbili Ekanda Veena at the ceremony.
Andhra Gets A Greenfield International Gateway
- Modi said NDA governments name airports after figures like Valmiki and Sant Ravidas instead of one family, linking the Alluri name to tribal inspiration for public service.
- Foundation stones included a Visakhapatnam semiconductor plant under the India Semiconductor Mission with ASIP Technologies and Korea's APACT investing over Rs 460 crore.
- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu set Polavaram completion for 2027 and Amaravati first phase by 2028, both to be dedicated by the Prime Minister.
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