VIJAYAWADA: The state government has stirred a hornet's nest by firming up plans for building a new greenfield airport within the capital city area. The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has been directed to immediately start scouting for land for the new international airport.
The plan to have a separate international airport within the capital city area comes at a time when the Chandrababu Naidu government is trying hard to get international tag for Gannavaram airport, which is 25 km away from the capital city. Highly-placed sources said the government is planning to locate the new airport somewhere near Tadikonda, which is about 20 km from the riverbank in Amaravati.
"Although we wanted to locate the airport near Mangalagiri in the past, urban planners are taking up a study with the assistance of aviation experts to find out a suitable location. The experts will also study air movement and weather pattern in the region before zeroing in on the location," disclosed capital city in-charge minister P Narayana. He said the government would acquire 7,500 acres for the airport which, he claims, is part of the Amaravati master plan.
22/12/15 MN Samdani/The Times Of India
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The plan to have a separate international airport within the capital city area comes at a time when the Chandrababu Naidu government is trying hard to get international tag for Gannavaram airport, which is 25 km away from the capital city. Highly-placed sources said the government is planning to locate the new airport somewhere near Tadikonda, which is about 20 km from the riverbank in Amaravati.
"Although we wanted to locate the airport near Mangalagiri in the past, urban planners are taking up a study with the assistance of aviation experts to find out a suitable location. The experts will also study air movement and weather pattern in the region before zeroing in on the location," disclosed capital city in-charge minister P Narayana. He said the government would acquire 7,500 acres for the airport which, he claims, is part of the Amaravati master plan.
22/12/15 MN Samdani/The Times Of India
