Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Approval for Seven Water Aerodromes in AP
The government of Andhra Pradesh has received permission to start planning for seven new water aerodromes.
These are special places where planes can take off and land on water, like rivers or the sea.
The locations include Visakhapatnam, Srisailam, and other places in Andhra Pradesh.
Before building these, the government needs to do some important steps like talking to the public and getting permission from other important offices, like the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
They also plan to build three more water aerodromes in the future.
This is all part of a plan to have seaplanes that can fly from one place to another using water as a runway.
Approval given to prepare Terms of Reference (ToR) for seven water aerodromes in Andhra Pradesh.
Locations include Visakhapatnam, Jalaput Lake, Sileru - Lambasing, Srisailam, Kakinada, Prakasam Barrage, and Gandikota.
Public hearing to be conducted within one month before applying for environmental clearance.
Additional water aerodromes planned at Konaseema, Araku, and Tirupati.
Conditions imposed include obtaining NoC from the Ministry of Defence and consulting the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh government, Expert Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- What
- Approval to prepare Terms of Reference (ToR) for constructing seven water aerodromes
- When
- Approval given, public hearing in one month
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including Visakhapatnam, Jalaput Lake, Sileru - Lambasing, Srisailam, Kakinada, Prakasam Barrage, Gandikota
- Why
- To develop water aerodromes for seaplane operations
- Approval Given By
- Expert Appraisal Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Number of Aerodromes
- 7
- Locations
- Visakhapatnam, Jalaput Lake, Sileru - Lambasing, Srisailam, Kakinada, Prakasam Barrage, Gandikota
- Next Steps
- Prepare Terms of Reference (ToR), Public Hearing, Environmental Clearance
- Additional Aerodromes Planned
- Konaseema, Araku, Tirupati
- Conditions Imposed
- Obtain NoC from Ministry of Defence, Consult Ministry of Civil Aviation, Obtain approvals from concerned authorities
- Public Hearing Timeline
- Within one month