With the decks cleared for setting up of a second major port in Andhra Pradesh, the state is set to receive a significant boost for its logistics sector. Once the second major port in Prakasham district commissioned, the State will have two major ports, the other being the countryÂ’s premier Visakhapatnam Port.
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VPT to set up a major port in Nellore district
With an investment of Rs 9,500 crore, Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) will establish a major port at Duggarajupatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The exact location proposed for the port is at Duggarajupatnam, where four berths would be constructed. The site would be developed as a major port in the East Coast, VPT said in Visakhapatnam.
AP govt must set up maritime board to boost port sector
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Thus spake the industry
The land acquisition bill would lead to further holding up of the infrastructure projects where many projects are already languishing due to the failure of authorities to acquire the necessary land for development.
RITES Consultant to new AP Port Project
A subsidiary of Indian Railways, RITES has been appointed as the consultant for preparing the techno-economic feas¡bility report for the new major port at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh with a three month time limit for submission of the report, said the Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan
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Centre to develop two new major ports in AP, WB
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