After The Hindu report, Collector orders GMR to repair roads damaged in Bhogapuram airport construction

A road at Dibbalapalem near the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) directed GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL) to immediately repair the roads in and around the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram that were badly damaged by heavy vehicles during its construction. He also asked them to lay new roads where needed, using corporate social responsibility (CSR) or other funds, so that people in villages adjacent to the airport could travel without difficulty.

The Hindu had reported the difficulties of the people of Dibbalapalem, Ravada, Byreddipalem, Gudepuvalasa, Kancheru and other villages in a report, “Roads damaged during Bhogapuram airport construction leave villages cut off, farmers unable to reach fields,” published on October 12, 2026. Responding to the report, the Collector spoke to senior revenue officials and senior executives of GVIAL and asked them to take up road repairs immediately.