Visakhapatnam celebrates new airport inauguration

People watch the inauguration of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport telecast live on a screen at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The city wore an unusually quiet look through Saturday morning, even as excitement over the inauguration of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram spilled into its streets. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating the greenfield airport to the nation, Visakhapatnam experienced the day less as a bystander and more as an extension of the celebration under way 45 km away.The district administration and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) set up around ten LED screens at key points across the city, including RK Beach, the Railway Station, and the RTC Complex. The screens, which had pr