Bhogapuram: Ennallo Vattana 'Morning'

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Today, Vizianagaram: Vizianagaram District. Deputy Managing Director of GMR I. Prabhakara Rao said that the Harita International Airport, which is being built in Bhogapuram, will be inaugurated on June 26. He said that the construction of this project is 96 percent complete. He said that a commercial flight will land on the airport runway on Sunday as a trial run. On this occasion, he spoke to reporters at the airport premises on Saturday. Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu, Vizianagaram MP Kalishetti Appalanaidu and other officials will arrive on Air India flight from Delhi on Sunday at 10.15 am, he said. If this airport becomes available, Visakhapatnam will become a major financial center in South India.

To withstand storms..

We have designed the airport to withstand storms like Hudhud. 275 km per hour. Even if the winds are blowing fast, the check will not be disturbed. 27 cm. We have set up a drainage system so that even if it rains, the water will go out. In the first phase, we have taken up the project work with Rs.4,725 crores. Flights will be officially available from the first week of July. It has a capacity of 200 flights per day. There is a possibility of 20 thousand tons of goods exports annually.  18 aircraft can be parked overnight. 33 percent of the passengers traveling from here are residents of Visakhapatnam, while the remaining 67 percent are people from Uttar Andhra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh states. 14 immigration counters will be set up.

Roads prepared

Inconvenience for passengers coming from Visakhapatnam to the airport. In addition, the government is preparing three major roads. We are preparing a huge cargo terminal to directly export pharma, marine and textile products of Andhra to foreign countries. A statue of revolutionary Alluri Sitaramaraj and a few figurines will be installed inside the airport terminal. Prabhakara Rao explained that the decorations are impressive to evoke the Telugu culture. GMR Airport CEO KBS Kalra, Project Head Ramaraju and others participated in the program. Services

Prabhakara Rao said that special attention has been paid to its construction as a smart airport in the country with international facilities. "We have taken up the work speedily under the supervision of Union Minister Rammohan Naidu. The state government provided necessary infrastructure and cooperated. 21 modern aero bridges have been constructed. 10-12 flights per hour. We have set a target to serve 60 lakh passengers in the first year. There are modern facilities like self baggage, boarding, self checkin, smart trolleys etc.