Forest clearance roadblock for Master Plan Road link to Bhogapuram airport
We arranged alternative land in Kovvada village in Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam district to compensate. Nearly 6.83 hectares of forest land to be cleared for completion of this 8.02-km-long master plan road. We will be able to complete the road project within two months if forest clearance is granted.”Because the alignment cuts through or runs adjacent to eco-sensitive foothill zones, it falls under strict statutory frameworks governed by forest and wildlife conservation laws.
- ▪We arranged alternative land in Kovvada village in Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam district to compensate.
- ▪Nearly 6.83 hectares of forest land to be cleared for completion of this 8.02-km-long master plan road.
- ▪We will be able to complete the road project within two months if forest clearance is granted.”Because the alignment cuts through or runs adjacent to eco-sensitive foothill zones, it falls under strict statutory frameworks governed by fores
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As North Coastal Andhra Pradesh steps into a new era of regional connectivity with the upcoming commissioning of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram, an ambitious network of seven master plan roads being executed by the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) has taken centre stage.Valued at an estimated ₹174.64 crore, the 26.72-km road grid is engineered to bypass heavy urban bottlenecks and provide seamless, rapid transit from Visakhapatnam to the greenfield airport.
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