Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Andhra Pradesh became home to the newly inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram. Built under a Public-Private Partnership at a cost of over ₹5,640 crore, it is the state's first greenfield international airport since the 2014 bifurcation. The airport is designed to handle 6 million passengers annually in its first phase and features a 3,800-metre runway capable of accommodating wide-body aircraft. During the visit, development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore were launched, including South India's first assembly and test semiconductor facility approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, further boosting the state's infrastructure and industrial growth.