Sarla Aviation to build ₹1,300-crore electric air taxi manufacturing facility in Andhra

Sarla Aviation has signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government to establish a ₹1,300-crore electric air taxi manufacturing facility in Anantapur district.

The Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) is facilitating the project by developing a 150-acre integrated campus at Thimmasamduram in Kalyanadurg mandal of Ananthapur district.

“Karnataka-based Sarla Aviation has entered into an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a ₹1,300-crore electric air taxi manufacturing facility in Anantapur district,” said an official release on Tuesday.

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As part of the agreement, Sarla Aviation will create an advanced electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) cluster, incorporating manufacturing, research, testing and certification infrastructure to support next-generation electric and hybrid aviation technologies.

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