Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday and assured full state cooperation on land acquisition, utility shifting and other administrative support for the Adilabad airport project.
- Telangana asked the Centre to plan Adilabad as a joint‑use AAI–IAF facility that also includes a civilian passenger terminal rather than only an Indian Air Force enclave.
- The state pressed for large‑scale cargo terminals, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) complexes and big aircraft hangars to draw private and international aviation investment.
- Reddy requested the Defence Ministry to fast‑track approvals for a DRDO/DRDL project at the Devarakadra site in Mahabubnagar to link regional development with defence research capacity.
- Officials and reports say the airport is being developed by the Defence and Civil Aviation ministries with a tentative operational target of late 2027, a timeline that remains dependent on AAI, IAF, DRDO and other central clearances.