Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy left the people of the Kurnool region in a state of happiness by honoring Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, the first freedom fighter from Telugu Land

CM Jagan inaugurated the Kurnool airport at Orvakal on Thursday, the sixth airport in the state. He named it after Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy and dedicated it to the nation.

Several people lauded the Chief Minister for his noble gesture towards the first freedom fighter of Telugu land. The veteran actor and Megastar Chiranjeevi expressed his joy over Jagan’s decision.

Chiranjeevi took to Twitter to share his happiness of Kurnool Airport named after the freedom fighter. The senior hero made a film on the life history of Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy.

In the tweet, Chiranjeevi expressed his joy over the Chief Minister’s decision to name Kurnool Airport after Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy, the first freedom fighter of India.

‘Heartened & Overjoyed at the Hon’ble CM @ysjagan’s announcement naming #KurnoolAirport after the Firstever Freedom Fighter of India #UyyalavadaNarasimhaReddy Much deserved recognition to the greatest patriot & unsung Hero. Was fortunate & honored to play the great soul on screen,’ Chiranjeevi’s tweet reads.

YSRCP chief, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is on Kurnool tour currently has inaugurated the Orvakal Airport, which marks the sixth Airport in Andhra Pradesh.

The Orvakal Airport was named after Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who is often regarded as the first freedom fighter from the Telugu land. The airport is spread across 1008 acres.

Speaking after the inauguration of the airport, CM Jagan alleged that the previous government held a ribbon-cutting program a month before the 2019 elections and they did this to bluff the people.

Our Government took the airport construction as a serious issue and the airport with all the required facilities was completed in 18 months of time. The airport was constructed at a budget of Rs 153 crore he said.

Talking about the decision to name the airport after Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, CM Jagan said the freedom fighter had fought for the farmers with the British leaders. The airport was named to honour him, Jagan said.

On this occasion, Jagan spoke about developing Kurnool as the Judiciary capital of Andhra Pradesh. The airport was made available in the city which will be emerging as the judicial capital.

As per the AP Government’s historic decision, the state will have three capitals- one each for Judicial, Executive, and Legislature respectively. Earlier the government has allocated 250 acres of land for the High Cord Town Ship near the city outskirts.

AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has inaugurated the Orvakal Airport in Kurnool district today, which was built by the state government. Along with the CM, Union Minister P Hardeep Singh had attended the inauguration event of the new Airport.

CM Jagan, along with the Union Minister, opened the airport and dedicated it to the nation. First, the national flag was unveiled by the CM and then the statue of the late CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Notably, the AP government has named this airport after the first-ever Freedom Fighter of India Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy.

With Jagan naming the airport after Narasimha Reddy, Megastar Chiranjeevi, who played the role of the freedom fighter in his pan-India film Sye Raa, has welcomed CM Jagan’s move. He took to Twitter and said that it was fortunate & honoured to play the great soul on screen.

Speaking about the airport, Indigo will operate services from Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Bangalore and Kurnool from March 28. The airport was completed on 1,008 acres for Rs 153 crore. The DGCA issued the license on January 15, 2021 to start the flight services. The BCAS security clearance was granted on January 27. The 2,000 metres long and 30-metre wide runway was developed. All types of infrastructure were provided, along with parking for the four aircraft.

This will be the sixth civilian airport in the State after Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Vijayawada (all three international) and Rajamahendravaram and Kadapa (domestic). The airport has been categorized as ‘3C’ and can handle turboprop aircraft like ATR-72 and Bombardier Q-400.

Heartened & Overjoyed at the Hon'ble CM @ysjagan 's announcement naming #KurnoolAirport after the Firstever Freedom Fighter of India #UyyalavadaNarasimhaReddy Much deserved recognition to the greatest patriot & unsung Hero.Was fortunate & honored to play the great soul on screen

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) March 25, 2021