The much anticipated TU-142M aviation museum at the Beach Road will soon pick up pace. The deadline for this tourism project has been set at August 15. District Collector Pravin Kumar held a meeting with the tourism officials of APTDC and local officials to review on the progress.
He has directed the officials to complete the museum works within 45 days. It will cost Rs 10 crore to do so and the museum will be opened to public by August 15. Andhra University is yet to hand over the land requested, so Varsity Registrar V Umamaheswara Rao has been asked to complete the process and hand over the land to APTDC immediately.
“The dismantling works of the aircraft will from Wednesday and it will be placed at the allotted site soon,” said Pravin Kumar. He also asked VUDA vice-chairman Basanth Kumar to call for tenders to develop the Beach Road area having the Kursura submarine museum, Victory at Sea, AU convention Hall, as a mega tourism complex.
Aircraft Museum to be opened on Aug 15
