Economic Infrastructure

Aviation

Andhra Pradesh is well connected both domestically and internationally by air. Regular air services to Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam and Tirupathi are offered by regional airlines. Smaller airfields are available for private jets and are well equipped with basic facilities spread in 17 locations across the state.

Currently the Hyderabad international airport at Begumpet is the sixth busiest airport in India handling around 735 international movements and 3,190 domestic movements. It has been declared a full-fledged customs port, with an air cargo complex having customs clearance facilities. The airport at Visakhapatnam is taken up for upgrading with Rs. 100 crores. The Vijayawada airport at Gannavaram has also been modernised recently. Boeing landing facilities are now available at Vijayawada, Tirupati and Puttaparti.

The New Hyderabad International Airport , is being developed on the lines of a public-private partnership model between the GMR Group, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and both the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and Airports Authority of India (AAI). GMR Group holds 63% of the equity, MAHB 11%, while the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Airports Authority of India each hold 13%.

The new airport will leverage the multiple advantages of Hyderabad city. The airport's strategic location will help significantly reduce travel time on domestic and international routes and therefore, dramatically cut down fuel costs.

Given its strategic importance, Hyderabad is poised to become an important hub on the global aviation map.Some of the International Airlines operating from Hyderabad are Lufthansa Airlines, KLM Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airlines, Oman Airlines Indian Airlines, Air India, Saudi Airlines and Srilankan Airlines.

Railways

Andhra Pradesh offers effective rail connectivity to all major cities of the country for the transportation of goods traffic such as Coal, Iron ore, Cement, Food grains, Fertilizers, Minerals, Petroleum products and general merchandise.

The South Central Railway is headquarterd at Secunderabad with divisional headquarters at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntakal, Vijayawada, Nanded and Guntur serving the area falling under Andhra Pradesh, Parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has outlined the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) to address the problem of vehicular congestion and provide an efficient mode of transportation. The Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) of Hyderabad covers 43 Kms of suburban route with facilities such as passenger concourse areas, platforms, booking counters, washrooms and signage have been created very aesthetically and in a passenger friendly manner.

The Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is also being taken up to meet the movement of commuters in the Greater Hyderabad. Government of India has approved the project and detailed DPR is being prepared. The project will be promoted in the lines of Delhi Metro

Roads

The state of Andhra Pradesh has total road network of 1,79,980 kms and has 12 national highways. The Golden quadrilateral Corridor Project of the country covers about 1014 Kms in the State with the project cost of Rs 25.46 billion.

The State Government has sought the process of Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) for sustained maintenance and planned development of the road infrastructure. The Hyderabad Outer Ring Road is one such project developed by HUDA. Expressway (Flyover) from Mehdipatnam Junction to Shamshabad International Airport is being undertaken by the developer GMR constructions. A Number of Flyovers are also being constructed across the Hyderabad city to ease the ever-growing traffic.