AP unveils ₹10,000-cr sea port at Ramayapatnam

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to set up a greenfield seaport at Ramayapatnam in Prakasam district at an investment of ₹10,000 crore, said official sources. A engineering consultancy company specializing in the field of transport infrastructure is in the process of preparing Terms of Reference (ToR) for the mega project. The state is initiating the move to meet the increasing cargo demand in the State. To be developed as a non-major state port at Ramayapatnam along Andhra Coast, it will be an all-weather port with world class terminal facilities well suited to meet the present and future needs of the trades and also suitable to develop as a major port. It will have an artificial deep sea harbour along an open straight sea coast. The Ramayapatnam port will be developed over an area of 802 acres during first phase and 3,437 acres for the projected traffic, and for creation of permanent marine facilities for mechanized cargo handling, transportation and storage / retrieval.