Under its ongoing expansion programme, Gangavaram Port will be provided an additional fully mechanised coal terminal to handle capsize vessels upto 2,00,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT). The expansion project will be ready in March 2014. Under the project, four berths are now at various stages of construction along with support infrastructure.
The project, once completed, the capacity of the port built under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode will go up from the present 17-18 million tonne to 45 million tonne per annum. The port said that the work on the expansion project with a total outlay of Rs.1,200 crore is in progress as per schedule to make Gangavaram one of the best all-weather deep water ports in the world.
At present, Gangavaram Port has five berths with vast storage and advanced material handling and evacuation system. The port launched commercial operations in August 2008.
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