Sunday, December 22, 2013

Rs 49.5 crore given for Vijayawada airport

Vijayawada: The state government on Saturday sanctioned funds for the development of the airport at Vijayawada, one of the frontrunners for the capital of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh.
Infrastructure and investment department of the state government on Saturday sanctioned Rs 49.5 crores for the development of an airport at Gannavaram. This is also keeping in mind the huge NRI potential of the region.
The government had earlier decided to hand over 491.92 acre including private land of 433.27 acre in Buddhavaram, Aijampudi and Keesarapalli villages of Gannapravam mandal.
The lands are to be handed over to the Airports Authority of India free of cost for expansion and upgradation of the Vijaywada airport as per the MoU signed.
 22/12/13 Decan Chronicle
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