Overview
- YSRCP says Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy revived the project after 2019 by clearing court cases, completing land acquisition and rehabilitation, securing a Central NOC in 2022, and signing with GMR before a May 3, 2023 foundation stone.
- AP ministers B.C. Janardhan Reddy and K. Atchannaidu credit N. Chandrababu Naidu for initiating the airport in 2014 and prioritize his role since 2024, claiming 95% of works were finished in 18 months with Central support.
- YSRCP contends the Naidu government acquired only about 377 of roughly 2,000 required acres and lacked mandatory clearances before 2019, a characterization the ministers dispute.
- Reports describe the site as spanning about 2,300 acres and positioned to serve North Andhra as Visakhapatnam’s Navy-controlled airport limits expansion.
- Both sides assert documentation to back their timelines, with YSRCP citing an on-schedule completion by June 2026 and ministers asserting rapid progress under the current NDA-led administration.