AP: Kuppam, Srikakulam to get new airports as centre grants site clearance
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has accorded site clearance for the proposed greenfield airports at Kuppam and Srikakulum in Andhra Pradesh.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has accorded site clearance for the proposed greenfield airports at Kuppam and Srikakulum in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation (APADCL) is now in the process of calling for Request for Proposals (RFP) fior development of these airports, according to official sources.
The State Government had earlier submitted proposed locations for the new airports at Amaravati, Kuppam and Srikakulum to the Union Ministry as part of a comprehensive plan to ramp up airport infrastructure in the state.
The proposed investment in Srikakulam airport has been pegged at ₹750 crore in the first fast which will come in about 1100 acres targeted to be completed in 2030.
The Kuppam airport to come up in the constituency of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will come up in 1200 acres with an estimated investment of ₹1700 crore as per the master plans submitted.
Apart from Kuppam and Srikakulum, the State Government sent proposals for development of airports at Amaravati, Anantapur, Ongole, Dagadarti, Nagarjjuna Sagar, Tuni and Tadepalli Gudem.
Source: BusinessLine Economy
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