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The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, today laid the foundation stone for the new airport terminal building at Gannavaram near Vijayawada being developed with an outlay of Rs 150 crore.
The event was attended by the Union Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Science and Technology Minister, YS Chowdary, among others,
The terminal is being developed with an outlay of Rs 137 crore along with other amenities. It will have a capacity to handle about 500 passengers in an hour, 250 departing and 250 arriving. The airport terminal building will be spread over 9,520 sq.m. and located on a 540-acre site.
With the new capital city of Amaravati being developed in Guntur district, it is expected to rapidly add to the traffic flow. The State Government is seeking to upgrade the connectivity from Vijayawada and the new upcoming town of Amaravati to the airport.
Meanwhile, the new terminal building developed at the temple town of Tirupati by the Airports Authority of India with an outlay of Rs 175 crore is expected to be formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his visit to AP on October 22 for the capital city foundation ceremony.
The terminal has been developed over a 16,500 sq.m. and has a capability to handle 700 passengers.
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