Hyderabad: Medak MP M. Raghunandan Rao on Thursday pressed the Centre to approve a second terminal on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad, stating that surging passenger site visitors is pushing the ability to its limits.

Elevating the difficulty throughout Zero Hour within the Lok Sabha, Raghunandan Rao cited official information that confirmed that 35 lakh passengers used the airport in 2025-26, nearing its annual peak capability of 40 lakh. “Home and worldwide footfall is exploding, demanding instant enlargement,” Rao mentioned.

Highlighting Telangana’s infrastructure hole, Rao famous the state had only one main airport, in comparison with eight in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. He urged the state authorities to fast-track land acquisition to arrange new airports within the state.

Rao additionally known as for accelerated help from the state for growth of two airports — at Mamnoor close to Warangal and at Adilabad, which have been already sanctioned by the Centre.

Amid booming aviation journey within the state, Rao expressed the hope that the development of latest airports and second terminal at Shamshabad would achieve momentum underneath Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu. He acknowledged that the brand new airports would place the state financial uplift, if the state swiftly addresses bottlenecks like land acquisition.