Part Of Under-Construction Terminal At Rjy Airport Collapses

Amaravati: A portion of the under construction terminal of Rajahmundry Airport in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district collapsed on Friday and a report on the incident has been sought by the Union Civil Aviation Minister.

A tragedy was averted as workers were not present at the site when the portion of the terminal collapsed and consequently no one was injured in the incident.

A few iron grills of the under-construction building collapsed in the afternoon. It was immediately not clear how the collapse occurred. The officials, however, heaved a sigh of relief as the mishap did not result in any casualties.

The new terminal is being constructed next to the existing terminal of Rajahmundry, which was re-named as Rajamahendravaram in 2015.

Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu spoke to Rajahmundry Airport and Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials and sought a report on the incident.

The minister had recently visited the airport to review the progress of the new terminal work. The foundation stone for the new terminal was laid in December 2023 by then Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

To be built at a cost of Rs350 crore, the new terminal at Rajahmundry Airport will have an area of 17,029 square metres, which will be four times the size of the existing terminal.