CII Partnership Summit: Vizianagaram likely to attract more investments due to Bhogapuram airport, officials say

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing the gathering at the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak

The CII Partnership Summit 2026 to be held on Thursday and Friday (November 12 and 13, 2026) in Visakhapatnam is expected to benefit Vizianagaram district, thanks to its proximity and the recent developmental activities being taken up in and around the international airport constructed at Bhogapuram.

The government has recently given its nod for Reliance Industries Limited for the construction of its data centre in Bhogapuram and the project is expected to attract nearly ₹1 lakh crore investments. 

India’s first integrated Aviation, Aerospace, and Defence (AAD) Educity which was officially named the GMR-MANSAS Aviation EduCity has also been planned near the international airport. The senior officials including Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy, Joint Collector Sedhu Madhavan and others left for Visakhapatnam to take part in the summit and highlight the advantages of the district in the Summit.

Speaking to The Hindu, the Collector said that Vizianagaram district would attract more investments due to its geographical advantages, availability of land bank, human resources and metro culture in the district headquarters.

Vision Digital India -Bengaluru Chairman Harikrishna Maram said that entire North Andhra region including Vizianagaram would become a big hub for Data Centers with the construction of Google Data Center at Anandapuram located in Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam route and Reliance Data Center at Bhogapuram of the district.

Harikrishna Maram said that his company had mostly focused on artificial intelligence and had signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with several engineering colleges of Vizianagaram district. 

“CII summit is going to focus on artificial intelligence innovation. A few sessions are allocated for this topic. The colleges which would focus on AI can ensure the best career opportunities for their students,” Mr. Harikrishna said, speaking to The Hindu over telephone.

Published - November 12, 2026 01:06 pm IST