Inflow of investment in Vizianagaram to increase due to Bhogapuram airport

Vizianagaram district will become a centre of major investments in the coming times due to the international airport being built at Bhogapuram and the developmental activities taking place there. According to a report by 'The Hindu', special emphasis was laid on this matter during the 31st CII Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam on 12 and 13 November, 2026. The state government has given approval to Reliance Industries Limited to build a data centre in Bhogapuram. This ambitious project is expected to bring an investment of approximately ₹1 lakh crore, which will change the economic picture of the entire North Andhra Pradesh.

It is also planned to establish India's first integrated Aviation, Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Educity near the international airport, which has been officially named GMR-Mansas Aviation Educity. To promote these development works, senior officials including Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and Joint Collector Sethu Madhavan participated in the summit. According to the Collector, the district's geographical advantage, available land bank, human resources and the metro culture developing at the district headquarters will prove to be key factors in attracting investors.

Harikrishna Maram, Chairman of Vision Digital India-Bengaluru, said that with the construction of the Google Data Centre at Anandapuram on the Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam route and the Reliance Data Centre at Bhogapuram, this entire area will become a major hub for data centres. Harikrishna Maram further added that his company is focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has also signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several engineering colleges in Vizianagaram. Special sessions on Artificial Intelligence innovation have been held at the CII summit, which will be helpful in creating best career opportunities for students.

This organisation has been working for years for the development of Indian industries, policy making and promoting trade at the international level. The Partnership Summit organised by CII is an important platform where government and private sector representatives together formulate strategies for economic development. The main objective of this summit has been to attract investors and accelerate technological progress, the benefit of which is now reaching developing districts like Vizianagaram.