A union aviation minister inaugurates a new air traffic control (ATC) tower at Vijayawada airport. The inauguration is accompanied by a review of ongoing work related to the airport’s integrated terminal, according to the available reports. The new ATC tower is presented as part of efforts to strengthen airport infrastructure and support air traffic management operations at Vijayawada. In addition to formally commissioning the tower, the minister examines the status of the integrated terminal project, indicating continued focus on broader developments at the airport beyond the ATC facility. While details on timelines, capacity changes, or specific technical specifications are not provided in the excerpts shared from the sources, both reports center on the same event: the commissioning of the ATC tower and the minister’s inspection of progress on the integrated terminal work.