GMR signs MoU with AP govt to develop Bhogapuram airport

VIJAYAWADA: Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has asked the administration to lay a road between Bhogapuram airport and Visakhapatnam city at the earliest.
The chief minister was addressing officials and representatives of the GMR group at his Tadepalli camp office in Guntur district on Friday after signing an MoU for the development of Bhogapuram airport.

AP industries special chief secretary Karikala Vallavan and GMR chairman GBS Raju signed the MoU in the presence of the chief minister.
The cabinet had approved the project at its meeting on Thursday and had directed GMR to sign the MoU at the earliest. The cabinet also took back 500 acres from the GMR group for Bhogapuram airport, leaving 2,200 acres for the airport development project.
The government has decided to develop these 500 acres along commercial lines by the time the airport is ready. The previous TDP government had allocated 2,700 acres to GMR for the project.
The project is expected to contribute towards the overall development of the less-developed north Andhra region.
The GMR representatives told the chief minister that they plan to use the services of expert organisations across the world for the airport project.
The chief minister also directed the officials to plan metro rail connectivity from Bhogapuram airport to Visakhapatnam city.