Srikakulam

Srikakulam will deploy 737 buses for the Bhogapuram airport inauguration on August 1, with a dedicated control room overseeing operations and facilities for attendees of PM Modi’s public meeting. TDP and BJP leaders highlighted the airport’s potential to reduce travel distance to 45 km and attract industry to National Highway 16.

Two lakh people will be mobilized for the Bhogapuram airport inauguration. MLAs in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam are tasked with bringing attendees to a public meeting addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 1. Ministers are conducting review meetings in each constituency.

Congress staged a protest in Srikakulam over the India-U.S. farm deal. The demonstration reflects opposition to the agricultural agreement between the two countries.

Over 100 employees from APNGOs participated in a blood donation drive in Srikakulam. The event highlights community engagement and health-focused initiatives by the organization.

The Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu announced that Srikakulam will get an airport under the UDAN scheme in Mandasa mandal, aiming to establish it as a mini aviation hub. The CPI(M) opposed the project, arguing it threatens the Uddanam cashew and coconut belt.

Fishermen are being warned to avoid the Andhra Pradesh coast due to forecasted heavy rains and strong winds. The Cyclone Warning Centre predicts heavy rainfall in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts with wind speeds up to 65 kmph over the next four days.

The Turpu Kapu association is organizing constituency meetings in Srikakulam in July. Leaders from five political parties met to advocate for increased representation for a community currently represented by a single Assembly seat.

Rammohan Naidu, the Union Minister, stated that data centres and Bhogapuram airport projects would bring jobs to the region during a meeting in Srikakulam marking the government’s two years.

Korikana Ravikumar has been appointed to a Jana Sena committee responsible for coordinating inductions in the state. The committee will prioritize a clean image when screening new entrants ahead of local body and 2029 polls.

CPI(M) accuses the NDA government of neglecting promises to Srikakulam farmers. Leaders have demanded ₹1,700 crore for the Gotta barrage and opposed the proposed cargo airport in Uddanam.

Lokesh urges the Giredmet Institute to establish rare earth processing facilities in Andhra Pradesh. The IT Minister met with Russian representatives, emphasizing opportunities in Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, and Nellore districts, and visited the largest atomic energy museum in Moscow.