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Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries Bhupatiraju Srinivasa Varma connected Wednesday instructed the officials to expedite the ongoing operation of the caller integrated terminal astatine the Vijayawada International Airport astatine Gannavaram.
The Minister, on with Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath, reviewed the advancement of the airdrome terminal works with the officials and executing agency.
The caller integrated terminal is being constructed astatine an estimated outgo of ₹824.28 crore and volition screen 51,315 quadrate metres. Once completed, the installation tin grip 3.5 cardinal passengers annually and accommodate up to 1,200 passengers during highest hours, including 800 home and 400 planetary travellers.
According to officials, the installation volition diagnostic 24 check-in counters, 8 customs and migration counters, six rider boarding bridges, 9 departure gates, 10 escalators, 19 elevators, and parking abstraction for 648 cars. An elevated 1,270-metre entree roadworthy is besides nether operation to amended airdrome connectivity.
While the task deadline has been acceptable for November 10, 2026, with afloat operational readiness by December 31, 2026, the Minister instructed the officials to guarantee that the terminal is completed up of the Dasara festival season.
The upgraded airdrome would importantly boost planetary connectivity from Vijayawada, which presently has constricted overseas services. The enlargement works person been undertaken arsenic portion of the UDAN strategy that aims astatine strengthening the determination aerial connectivity crossed India, including airports and heliports successful distant and tribal areas.
The Union Minister besides referred to broader nationalist infrastructure growth, including developments successful ports, railways, explicit corridors, Vande Bharat trains, and highways, saying these initiatives are reshaping India’s connectivity landscape.
The Bhogapuram International Airport task is besides progressing rapidly and is expected to go operational soon, further strengthening Andhra Pradesh’s aviation network.
