Cabinet clears airport for Mangalagiri.

The State Cabinet has cleared a proposal to construct an airport in 5,000 acre at Mangalagiri in Guntur district. The Cabinet also approved a proposal to expand the runway at the Visakhapatnam airport and increase the air connectivity from Visakhaptnam to other cities in the country, according to Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy. The Minister, however, parried questions on Gannavaram airport and its expansion plans. He merely quipped: “It (Gannavaram airport) will be there,” and did not elaborate any further.

Disclosing details of the Cabinet meeting recently, the Minister said that the State government would enter into necessary MoUs with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Central government to increase air connectivity in the State. The government plans to increase the air traffic by 60 per cent at Visakhapatnam airport, he said.

The Cabinet has decided to allot 52.22 acre land to Toyota Nekkanti Mega Food Park at Nellore to set up sugar refinery at a cost of Rs. 542.55 crore. The project has to be completed in four years, he said.


THE HINDU