New terminal, ATC tower at VJA to be operational by 2023
UNION Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said the new terminal and air traffic controller (ATC) tower at Vijayawada Airport were scheduled to be completed in March 2023.
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Vijayawada: UNION Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said the new terminal and air traffic controller (ATC) tower at Vijayawada Airport were scheduled to be completed in March 2023.
Replying to a question by YSRCP Parliamentary Party leader V Vijayasai Reddy, the Minister said the administrative approval and expenditure sanction of Rs 611.80 crore was accorded on June 17, 2020 for building a new terminal, air traffic controller (ATC) tower and other facilities at Vijayawada Airport with projected date of completion in March, 2023.
An expenditure of Rs 11.33 crore has already been incurred on the works related to construction of new integrated terminal building, apron, link taxiway and associated works at Vijayawada Airport.
