Govt panel clears three new airports in AP
New Delhi: A Government panel on Monday gave its ‘in principle’approval for three new airports in Andhra Pradesh that are estimated to cost Rs 2,376 crore. Besides, the Steering Committee on Greenfield Airports has given site clearance for the proposed aerodrome at Kothagudem in Telengana. ‘In principle’ nod has been granted for airport projects at Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi, both in Nellore district, and Orvakallu in Kurnool district, an official release said on Monday. The international airport at Bhogapuram would be developed by the Andhra Pradesh government under Public Private Partnership (PPP) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,200 crore to cater to 6.3 million passengers per annum (mppa) in the initial phase, it said. The other two would be developed as domestic no-frills airports with an estimated cost of Rs 88 crore each. While Dagadarthi would be developed under PPP mode, Orvakallu would be taken by the state Government itself. Together, these airports would cost Rs 2,376 crore.
Samsung executives meet DGCA officials over Galaxy Note issue
New Delhi: Senior executives of Samsung on Monday met officials of aviation regulator DGCA, two days after one of the company’s high-end smartphones caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft. During the meeting, which lasted for more than an hour, the watchdog sought technical details about Galaxy Note series amid concerns over batteries of some of the devices getting overheated and exploding, sources said. On September 23, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 caught fire inside an IndiGo aircraft coming from Singapore during landing at the Chennai airport.