Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Andhra Plans Aviation Education City
The Education and IT minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh, met with senior officials from the GMR Group in Delhi.
They discussed plans to build India's first Aviation Education City near Visakhapatnam.
This project aims to create a special place for learning about aviation, aerospace, and defense.
The city will have training centers, labs, and universities from around the world.
The goal is to make North Andhra a important place for these fields and to create many job opportunities.
Union minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu also supported this plan.
Nara Lokesh met with GMR Group executives in Delhi to discuss the Aviation Education City project.
The project aims to develop India's first Aviation Education City near Visakhapatnam.
The Edu-City will include training institutions, simulation centers, and aerospace labs.
Global universities with expertise in aviation and space sciences will be invited to participate.
The initiative is expected to create large-scale opportunities and position Visakhapatnam as a hub for high-end aviation and defense training.
- Who
- Nara Lokesh, GMR Group, K. Ram Mohan Naidu
- What
- Development of India's first Aviation Education City
- When
- Meeting held in Delhi (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To transform North Andhra into a national hub for aviation, aerospace, and defense education
- Location
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Partners
- GMR Airports, International Universities
- Facilities
- Training Institutions, Simulation Centers, Aerospace Labs
- Objective
- Transform North Andhra into a national hub for aviation, aerospace, and defense education
- Key Participants
- Nara Lokesh, GMR Senior Executives, K. Ram Mohan Naidu
