Work on ‘one district - one airport’ idea, CM tells officials
The Hindu
Jagan wants work on Bhogapuram, Dagadarthi airports expedited
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to work on ‘one district - one airport’ concept in order to boost infrastructure in the districts. Development of airports in each of the 13 districts would give a fillip to all-round growth, he said and wanted the construction of Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi airports in Vizianagaram and Nellore districts respectively to be expedited.
At a review meeting on sea and airports, at his camp office near here on Thursday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the runways should be capable of handling wide-body aircraft like Boeing.He told the officials to lay special emphasis on the development and expansion works at the six existing airports and two new ones.