Vijayawada, Jan 20 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Today  directed the officials to expedite the works on Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi airports in Vizianagaram and Nellore districts.

During the review meeting on ports and airports held at the camp office in Vijayawada, the Chief Minister said the ‘one airport in one district’ is a good concept and instructed the officials to plan accordingly and see that all airports are identical.

Efforts should be made for developing the basic infrastructure for the airports and the runways should be developed in such a way so that even Boeing airplanes can land, He further said while instructing them to lay special focus on the development and expansion works on the existing six airports in the state too.

Mr.Jagan Reddy also told the officials to expedite works on the Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi airports besides the expansion works on the existing airports in a time frame by drawing an action plan. He said that special focus should be laid on the expansion works of Gannavaram airport, keeping in view the growing traffic.

He further instructed to take up the construction works of nine fishing harbours and three ports on priority basis. The officials said that work on Bhavanapadu and Ramayapatnam ports will begin soon.

Works taken up on four fishing harbours in the first phase will be completed by October, the officials said.

The officials informed that, of the nine fishing harbours, Uppada (East Godavari), Nizampatnam (Guntur), Machilipatnam (Krishna), and Juvvalpalem (Nellore) will be completed in the first phase and harbours at Budagatlapalem (Srikakulam district), Pudimadaka (Visakhapatnam), Biyyaputhippa (West Godavari), Odarevu (Prakasam) and Kothapatnam (Prakasam) will be completed in the second phase.

Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy, Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma and Special Chief Secretary Industries Department Karikal Valaven were also present in the meeting.(UNI)