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Modi Inaugurates Andhra Pradesh's First Greenfield International Airport

Written by AI, News Sources from The Hindu, NDTV1 Aug 20261 min readUpdated 49 min ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Alluri Sitharama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district. It is the state's first greenfield international airport since Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014.

The new airport is expected to improve air connectivity for North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. During the event, Modi also dedicated and laid foundation stones for various projects worth more than ₹17,900 crore. According to NDTV, the airport was built at a cost of ₹5,000 crore.

The airport is named after Alluri Sitharama Raju, a freedom fighter. The inauguration marks a major infrastructure milestone for the region.

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