Visakhapatnam, July 25 -- Telugu Desam Party State President and MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao on Saturday conducted a comprehensive review of the arrangements being made for the inauguration of Bhogapuram International Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 1.

Srinivasa Rao stated that arrangements are being made to facilitate the participation of approximately one lakh people from the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district and nearly three lakh people from across North Andhra Pradesh.

Srinivasa Rao noted that while some have raised concerns regarding the airport's distance from Visakhapatnam city, the project has been conceived with a long-term vision, taking into account future population growth, regional expansion and global aviation s...