The new state-of-the-art terminal building at Vijayawada Airport was dedicated to the nation by Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh in a glittering function organized inside the terminal building of Vijayawada Airport. The Ground Breaking Ceremony for Strengthening and Extension of Runway was organized at site. 
Shri P. Ashok Gajapati Raju, Union Minister of Civil Aviation presided over the function in the august presence of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs , Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Shri Y.S. Chowdary, Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences, Science & Technology, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment and other dignitaries. The farmers whose land has been acquired for development of the new facility were the special invitees to the function.
Shri Nara Chandrababi Naidu applauded and recognized the efforts made by Airports Authority of India and Ministry of Civil Aviation for completion of the beautiful terminal building project in a record one year time and said that the work for Strengthening & Extension of Runway will also be completed at the earliest. Chief Minister presented a Memento and Shawl to the team of Ministry of Civil Aviation lead by Shri R N Choubey, Secretary (Civil Aviation), Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI, Shri S. Raheja, Member (Planning), Airport Director, Vijayawada and Shri Sarkar, Director, Simplex Infra, the contractor for the project. He also mentioned that he would be requesting Central Government through Ministry of Civil Aviation and dignitaries that Vijayawada Airport may be renamed as NT Rama Rao Airport, Amravati.
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