
In addition to the port, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Budagatlapalem fishing harbor, the life irrigation project from Gotta barrage to Hira Mandalam reservoir, and the continuation of the Mahendra Tanaya river works. The collective impact of these projects will transform the face of Srikakulam district in the coming years, according to Reddy, given the district's 193-kilometer long coastline, which constitutes a significant portion of Andhra Pradesh's total 974 km coastline.