A five-member team from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) visited Srikakulam district to assess suitable locations for the proposed airport construction.
The airport initiative was initially proposed by chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu during his recent district visit. The AAI delegation, headed by DGM Parvinder and accompanied by Malkit Singh, KP Venkata Raman, Sunil Kumar, and Sheik Abdul Azeez, examined the land parcels in five villages in Mandasa and Vajrapukotturu, that the district administration had shown them.
Palasa RDO Venkatesh and tahesildars Hymavathi (of Mandasa) and Sitarramaiah (of Vajrapukotturu), joined the delegates and inspected several potential land parcels in these mandals. The district officials reported that the team visited several villages including Ganguvada, Betalapuram, Lakshmipuram, Bidimi in Mandasa mandal, and Anakapalli and Onkuru in Vajrapukotturu mandal. They assessed natural resources, girayat lands, govt
lands, residential zones, and local population density there. The team consulted with various department officials regarding water resources, mining area, groundwater availability, and others.
Sources said that Mandasa and Vajrapukotturu mandal locations were suitable for airport construction.