The Union Civil Aviation Minister said the airport in Mandasa mandal would make Srikakulam a mini aviation hub; the CPI(M) opposed it, calling it a threat to the Uddanam cashew and coconut belt
PM Modi arrived in Jodhpur and was received at the airport by Governor Haribhau Bagade, Union Minister and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma