Jagan to launch work on Bhogapuram international greenfield airport today
Deccan ChronicleVijayawada: A long-cherished dream of north Andhra people, namely the Bhogapuram international greenfield, is going to become a reality with Chief Minister Y.S. The CM would also set the foundation stones for Vizag Tech Park Ltd in Visakhapatnam, that would be set up with an expenditure of ₹21,844 crore, as also the works of the Tarakarama Thirtha Sagaram Irrigation Project costing ₹194.40 crores and the Chintapalli Fish Landing Centre in Vizianagaram district costing ₹23.73 crore. Apart from the Vizag Tech Park Ltd with a ₹21,844 crore expenditure, there is a 200 megawatts Integrated Data Centre. Establishment of another 100 megawatts Integrated Data Centre and Technology/ Business Park in Kapuluppada, with an expenditure of ₹7,210 crore, will provide direct employment to 39,815 persons and indirect employment to 10,610 people. The Tarakarama Thirtha Sagaram Project works are being taken up at a cost of ₹194.40 crore to provide drinking water to 49 villages in Pusapatirega, Bhogapuram and Denkada mandals of Vizianagaram district, as also irrigation water to 24,710 acres and supply water to Bhogapuram airport.