New India Airport to Keep Young Workers Near Home

For decades, young people in India's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts have packed their bags and left home, forced to seek jobs hundreds of miles away in cities like Hyderabad and Bengaluru. That painful pattern is about to change.

The Bhogapuram International Airport, set to open by June 30, 2026, promises to transform North Andhra from a region people leave into one where they can stay and thrive. Member of Parliament Kalisetti Appala Naidu says the airport will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs for local youth.

The airport won't stand alone. Plans include a major aircraft maintenance and repair facility, new hotels, industrial parks, and even a Google data center sprouting up around Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. These developments will create job opportunities that previously only existed in India's biggest metros.

Naidu has already asked Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to establish more skill development centers in the region. The goal is to prepare young workers for the companies that will set up operations near the new airport.

The MP says he receives job requests from young people almost daily during his public meetings. Many have watched friends and siblings leave town year after year, fragmenting families and draining the region of talent.

The Ripple Effect

Beyond keeping families together, the airport development will spark a construction boom that means even laborers won't need to migrate for work anymore. New roads connecting Bhogapuram to surrounding areas will make travel easier and encourage more business activity throughout the region.

Local youth are being encouraged to upgrade their skills now to take advantage of the coming opportunities. The message is clear: prepare yourself, because the jobs are coming to you.

For the first time in generations, young people in North Andhra can imagine a future where ambition doesn't require leaving home.