Six new airports to come up in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: Six airports will be developed in the tier-II towns of the State jointly by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the State Government.
Construction of two of these airports -- Kadapa and Warangal -- will be completed within two years and their commercial operation will begin by December 2007.
A memorandum of understanding for the development of these two airports will be signed between the two implementing agencies in the first week of February. Simultaneously, techno-economic feasibility for Greenfield airports at Nellore, Ongole, Ramagundam and Tadepalligudem will be taken up by them through the Investment and Infrastructure Department.
These decisions were taken at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy with officials of the infrastructure-related departments.
This apart, expansion of airports at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Puttaparti will be taken up. Kingfisher Airlines will commence its operation to Puttaparti on January 22.
18/01/07 The Hindu

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