Govt proposes fourth site for Vizag airport

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Government has proposed a fourth site for locating the international airport near the port city of Visakhapatnam in addition to the three already suggested to the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The site suggested now is in Bhogapuram mandal in Vizianagaram district spread on an area of 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) and is 2 km wide and 5 km long. It lies between the Bay of Bengal coast and National Highway No 5.The site is 55 km from the city of Visakhapatnam and located near Chapala Kancheru and Mukkam villages close to the sea shore. The land cost is said to be around Rs 6 lakh per acre.
The AAI has already decided to conduct techno economic feasibility study for the three sites suggested earlier - Sabbavaram, Achyutapuram and Koruprolu - in Visakhapatnam district.Though another site (fifth) near Nakkapally in the district was also considered initially, it was rejected as there is a railway line on one side and the required unobstructed 6 km East West funnel was not available.
26/03/07 Andhra Cafe

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