Vizag airport to get environmental clearance

 SMTV Desk 2017-02-13 18:56:44  Bhogapuram International Airport,environmental clearance
Vizag airport to get environmental clearance

Hyderabad, February 13: The state government is hoping to get environmental clearance from the ministry of environment and forest by April this year to go ahead with the development of the Bhogapuram International Airport.According to highly placed sources in the AP government, the proposal for securing the environmental clearance will be submitted to the MoEF and is likely to be taken up by the ministry in a meeting slated for March."The public hearing for the project was completed last month and it went on very well. We are submitting the proposal to MoEF for clearance and we are positive that it will be taken up in a meeting in March. The nod for the project is expected by March," an AP government official said. Another official said, "Once the environmental clearance is provided, we are hopeful of wrapping up the bid process within 45 to 60 days." Sources said that the government is keen on finalising the project by June this year.