Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- The Telangana government has approved land acquisition for the proposed airport in Adilabad. Orders have been issued to the district collector to acquire 700 acres of land required for the airport expansion project.

The government's special chief secretary, Vikas Raj, released a Government Order (GO) on Monday, November 3, formalising this decision.

IAF's consent

Earlier in April this year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) had given its consent for establishing a brownfield airport in Adilabad. The IAF already holds around 362 acres of land at the site.

However, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had observed that additional land was necessary to accommodate both the airport expansion and the planned Air Force training cent...