Visakhapatnam: The additional airstrip that the Indian Navy is planning at Badangi near Bobbili in Vizianagaram will be ready for operations by the end of 2018 though the land acquisition process for the proposed project is yet to be started.
By the time aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is commissioned and inducted into the Indian Navy and joins the Eastern Naval Command in Vizag, the Badangi airstrip will be readied for Indian Navy's operations, according to Indian Navy officials.
Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, INS Dega air station in-charge Captain Debanil Bhattacharya said the land acquisition process will be initiated by the local revenue authorities after the notification for land acquisition is issued.
04/09/15 Times of India
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By the time aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is commissioned and inducted into the Indian Navy and joins the Eastern Naval Command in Vizag, the Badangi airstrip will be readied for Indian Navy's operations, according to Indian Navy officials.
Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, INS Dega air station in-charge Captain Debanil Bhattacharya said the land acquisition process will be initiated by the local revenue authorities after the notification for land acquisition is issued.
04/09/15 Times of India
