Vijayawada airport to become international

Hyderabad: In a move to develop world-class infrastructure and promote rapid economic growth, the AP government has decided to upgrade Tirupati and Vijayawada airports into international airports and develop ports along coastal districts. The Union government also agreed to extend financial aid for land acquisition for the expansion of Vijayawada, Tirupati and Visakhaptnam airports. 

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu persuaded the Centre to contribute to development of airports. In this connection, Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao addressed a letter to NITI Ayog. State Secretary (Energy and Investment and Infrastructure) Ajay Jain, who held a meeting with the officials of two departments on Sunday, deliberated over the proposed infrastructure development projects and additional power requirement and scope of energy efficiency in these projects.
The official said  the Minister of  Civil Aviation asked the State government and Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) to furnish the details of bookings being made for Tirupati by NRIs through internet, tickets being made available to NRIs by TTD for darshan, the donors list, and the break darshan issued to NRIs.
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