Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the Ramayapatnam Port in the Nellore district on July 20, kicking off construction at a cost of Rs 3,736.14 crore. In his address to the crowd, he stated that the state has only had six ports since independence, and that the ruling YSRCP government is bringing four more ports, including Ramayapatnam, to boost economic activity, job opportunities, and overall development in the state.
Other establishments
He assured that, in addition to the ports of Bhavanapadu, Kakinada Gateway Port, Machilipatnam, and Ramayapatnam, the government would establish nine fishing harbours, which would provide indirect employment to lakhs of people.
The Chief Minister also stated that Ramayapatnam Port is being developed with a Rs 3,740 crore investment for four berths with a handling capacity of 25 million tonnes, with the possibility of adding six more berths in the future for handling over 50 MT for Rs 200 crore each.
He stated that by building four ports, 100 MT of cargo handling capacity can be added to the existing capacity of 228 MT.
In a dig at the previous N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government in Andhra Pradesh, Jagan Reddy recalled former CM Naidu performing the Ramayapatnam Port foundation ceremony in February 2019, just two months before the general elections.
Jagan Reddy claimed that during his five-year tenure, Naidu did nothing and betrayed the people by laying a foundation without any DPR or land acquisition.
CM thanked the residents
The Chief Minister thanked the residents of Mondivaripalem, Avulavaripalem, Karlapalem, Ravuru, Chevuru, and Salipeta for donating their land to the port, and later distributed R&R pattas to the displaced families. He approved development projects in the Kandukur constituency, including Rs 25 crore for a 6.2-kilometer bypass road and Rs 27 crore for the construction of a left bank canal for the Rallapadu
Project.
