No take-off yet for Madhurapudi airport

Rajahmundry: There's no take off yet for the Madhurapudi airport upgradation, the all-important air-head for Rajahmundry and Kakinada, two of the fastest growing cities of central coastal region.
Even the agreement reached between the State Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), in the presence of no less a person than Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy himself, early this has failed to stir up the expansion works.
Though an extent of 1,605 acres has to be acquired for the construction of a new terminal, office buildings, control towers and an apron as per the agreement, nothing has been done so far.
As per the agreement, the runway has to be expanded to 2,060 metres in three phases (536 metres in phase I, 457 in Phase II and 1,067 in Phase III phase) to enable landing of wide-bodied aircrafts.
The existing airport is in 318 acres and the runway length is 1,750 metres. Currently, the Deccan Airways is operating two 72-seaters from Rajahmundry - to Chennai and Hyderabad.
15/11/07 SS Chary/Newindpress

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Categories: Airports Nov 2007