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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu announced financial incentives for families having a third child (₹30,000) and a fourth child (₹40,000) to combat declining population rates. With the state's Total Fertility Rate at a low 1.5, Naidu aims to reverse this trend, viewing children as vital economic resources. This initiative complements existing measures to boost population growth.

Though the state government is ready to hand over the land of the proposed greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram, there is no site clearance from the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has asked the administration to lay a road between bhogapuram airport and Visakhapatnam city at the earliest.

The Bhogapuram International Airport is now cruising towards take off as the expert appraisal committee (EAC) under the ministry of environment and forests has recommended the airport project for environmental clearance.

Union Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu revealed that the Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport will be operational by June 2025, six months earlier than planned. Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a freedom fighter, the project began in 2015 and has made significant progress. The airport aims to be among India's best.

bhogapuram airport, India's second greenfield airport, achieved a significant milestone with its first commercial validation flight landing on Sunday. With 97% construction complete, the Alluri Sitarama Raju Greenfield International Airport is set to open on June 26, designed to withstand severe cyclonic conditions and handle six million passengers annually in its first phase.

The process of land acquisition for the proposed greenfield airport project at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district is likely to be completed by mid-February.

With the proposed greenfield airport at Bhogapuram and the metro rail project likely to change the face of the area, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Devekopment Authority (VMRDA) has decided to prepare a strategic concept plan for nearly 360 square kilometre area in the vicinity of the airport.