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K.V. Kurmanath

Hyderabad, Sept. 5 The State Government’s plans to develop an airport at Warangal may not hit roadblocks.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials recently visited the airport to study various aspects of the plan to develop it, Mr R.K. Singla, Director of Hyderabad Airport, told Business Line.

The major hurdle for the airport was the concessional agreement between the Government and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) that doesn’t allow any new airport to come up within a radius of 150 km of the upcoming Shamshabad airport being developed by GHIAL.

The Warangal airport, however, falls beyond the 150-km mark from the Shamshadbad airport, signalling no violation of the agreement. The Government plans to develop airports in smaller towns such as Kadapa.

As part of this, it signed a memorandum of understanding with AAI early this year to develop the Vijayawada and Rajahmundry airports. The AAI has proposed to spend Rs 100 crore on the projects.

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