SIDAR experts warn of ‘Connectivity Crisis’ for Vizag’s new Bhogapuram Airport; suggests three plans including Sea Route

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While the operation of the Bhogapuram International Airport is racing toward its June 2026 deadline, a caller survey by the Society for Integrated Development and Research (SIDAR) has revealed a sobering reality: the “last mile” mightiness really instrumentality implicit an hour-and-a-half.

According to the SIDAR report, which was released astatine Dr. Lankapallia Bullayya College present connected Saturday (March 14) by its president Prof. KC Reddy amid different sheet members, a traveler starting from the RTC Complex presently faces a grueling 105-minute travel to screen the 50-km distance. The study, which utilized tract surveys and real-time mapping data, identifies the agelong betwixt Hanumanthawaka and Anandapuram arsenic a “corridor of congestion” that could undermine the airport’s economical potential.

Published - March 14, 2026 02:23 p.m. IST

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