Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia lays the foundation stone of a new terminal worth Rs 350 crore at Rajahmundry Airport

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a new terminal building worth Rs 350 crore at Rajahmundry Airport.

Distributed over 17.029 square meters, the new terminal has a capacity of 2.100 passengers during peak hours and the capacity to handle 3 million passengers per year.

“Andhra Pradesh is a culturally rich state with festivals, arts and traditional crafts,” Scindia’s office said in a publication in ‘X’. The expansion of Rajahmundry Airport will protect and promote this heritage.”

According to the Civil Aviation Minister, the new terminal will be four times larger than the existing terminal.

Isolated technologies, LED lighting and a rainwater harvesting system are some of the eco-friendly features of the new terminal, which will also be equipped with 28 billing counters and four conveyor belts.