Indian Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu (right) visits the international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district on Sunday. Also seen (from left) are Collector BR Ambedkar, MP Lokam Madhavi and Ministers Kondapalli Srinivas and MP Kalisetti Appalanaidu. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Ram Mohan Naidu said on Sunday, August 11, that 36% work at Bhogapuram International Airport has been completed.

The minister expressed hope that the construction work will be completed by June 2026 as targeted by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Along with Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kondapalli Srinivas, Minister of State for Women, Child and Tribal Welfare Gummadi Sandhyarani and Collector BR Ambedkar, Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu visited Bhogapuram. He said he was satisfied with the progress of the work this month as compared to last month.

Talking to the media, the Union Minister said that the work on air traffic control, terminal and other sites was progressing at a brisk pace with constant monitoring of the progress on the airport premises. He said that the Union Government is planning to build new airports at Mulapeta in Srikakulam district, Dagadarthi in Nellore district and Kuppam in Chittoor district in the state and at Nagarjunasagar in Telangana. Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu said that the Union Government has commissioned a study on the technical feasibility of these sites.

Vizianagaram MP Kalisetti Appalanaidu and Nellimarla MLA Lokam Madhavi were also present.