North Andhra Pradesh is set for a significant developmental milestone with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district on August 1, the state government announced on Monday. Built at a cost of nearly Rs 4,727 crore and completed in a record 31 months, the airport is ready to begin commercial operations and is being viewed as a transformational asset for the entire North Andhra region rather than merely an infrastructure project.