A field for Vizag greenfield airport

Hyderabad: The State Government’s efforts to set up a greenfield international airport near Visakhapatnam has gained momentum with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) zeroing in on Koruprolu at S Rayavaram as the appropriate site for the project.
Koruprolu is 4 km from the NH 5 and lies equidistant from Visakhapatnam and Kakinada. The site is considered good as the liability of rehabilitation is less and is suitable for SEZ operations on the coastal corridor.
Besides Koruprolu, the State Government had suggested three other places – Sabbavaram, Achyutapuram mandal and Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district – for the proposed international airport and requested the AAI to conduct a site selection feasibility study of the four places last year.
After visiting the four sites, the AAI has recently submitted a report recommending Koruprolu and the State Government has accepted the same.
The AAI, however, said the site was in close proximity to the existing civil enclave Visakhapatnam airport (Navy airport) and needs clearance from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for taking up a detailed survey of the terrain.
09/01/08 Siasat Daily

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