PM Modi to inaugurate Bhogapuram International Airport today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rs 5,000 crore Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport built at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

The modern facility is being viewed by the State government as a transformational asset for the entire North Andhra region.

Around 11 am, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the airport terminal building and subsequently inspect the facility along with Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister N Chandrababu



Naidu. 

He will then proceed to a public meeting venue in an open-top vehicle, where more than 13,500 tribal women and students will greet him with a grand Dhimsa dance performance.

The airport was conceived as a catalyst for industrial growth, employment generation, exports, skill development and research, an official press release said.

Designed to handle six million passengers annually in the first phase, the airport also has a master plan to expand its capacity to 40 million passengers annually.