Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh and launched development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore. Built under the PPP model at a cost of ₹5,640 crore, the greenfield airport has an annual capacity of six million passengers and features AI-enabled systems, biometric processing and sustainable infrastructure. Modi also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for semiconductor, renewable energy transmission and national highway projects aimed at boosting connectivity, clean energy, investment, tourism and employment across the state.
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