Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wants to implement the concept of one district-one airport in AP and he instructed officials to expedite the works on Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district and Dagadarthi airport Nellore district.

YS Jagan convened a review meeting at his camp office in Tadepalli on Thursday on ports and airports. Efforts should be made for developing the basic infrastructure for the airports, and the runways should be developed to allow even Boeing airplanes to land, he said. Jagan directed the officials to initiate special focus on the development and expansion works on the existing six airports in the state along with the two new airports.

Special focus should be laid on the expansion works of Gannavaram airport catering to Vijayawada and Amaravathi, keeping in view the growing traffic, he said. Officials apprised the Jagan of the work in progress at Tirupati, Kadapa, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kurnool airports. He instructed officials to take up on a priority basis the construction works of nine fishing harbours and three ports. Officials informed YS Jagan that works on Bhavanapadu and Ramayapatnam ports will begin soon.
The officials explained CM about the works taken up on four fishing harbours in the first phase will be completed by October.

Of the nine fishing harbours, Uppada (East Godavari), Nizampatnam (Guntur), Machilipatnam (Krishna), and Juvvalpalem (Nellore) will be completed in the first phase, officials said. Remaining five harbours will be taken in the second phase and will be completed in the specified timeline and tenders are to be finalized soon, they said.

In the second phase, harbours will be coming up at Budagatlapalem (Srikakulam district), Pudimadaka (Visakhapatnam), Biyyaputhippa (West Godavari), Odarevu (Prakasam) and Kothapatnam (Prakasam). Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy, Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma and other officials were present at the review meeting.