CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The proposed airport is 45 km away from Visakhapatnam, 25 km away from Vizianagaram and 63 km away from Srikakulam cities. The airport majorly serves the North Coastal Andhra region and is expected as a major source of employment in the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -A little over 2, 200 acres was acquired for the upcoming airport at at Bhogapuram located on the Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Srikakulam stretch. It lies on the border of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts, and is approximately 45 km from Visakhapatnam city and 25 km from Vizianagaram.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rajkot Greenfield International Airport (IATA: RAJ, ICAO: VAHS) is an international airport and a greenfield airport under construction at Hirasar, Gujarat, India, which will serve the city of Rajkot and the Saurashtra region. It is being constructed near the National Highway 8B (NH-8B) connecting Ahmedabad and Rajkot.

Detailed explanation-4: -Out of these, 9 Greenfield airports viz. Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Donyi Polo, Itanagar have been operationalized.

Detailed explanation-5: -The government finally approved GMR Group for developing the project. GMR Group also operates Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. Originally, the airport was to be developed as a part of a mega aerotropolis on about 5, 311 acres of land.