Seaport Worth Rs 10K Crore At Ramayapatnam

The Andhra Pradesh government has proposed to set up a Greenfield seaport at Ramayapatnam, at an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. According to the minutes of the meeting held by an Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, RITES Ltd., a state-owned engineering consultancy company, specializing in transport infrastructure applied for necessary permissions to prepare Terms of Reference.

"The Government of Andhra Pradesh is proposing to develop a greenfield port at Ramayapatnam, in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, to meet the ever-increasing cargo demand in the State. It is proposed to be developed as a non-major state port at Ramayapatnam along Andhra Coast," the EAC said.

The port has been planned as an all-weather port with world-class terminal facilities that are well suited to meet the present as well as the future needs of the trade. According to the panel, it will have an artificial deep-sea harbor along an open straight sea coast.

The Ramayapatnam port will be developed over an area of 802 acres during the first phase and 3,437 acres for the ultimate projected traffic, for the creation of permanent marine facilities for mechanized cargo handling, transportation and storage/retrieval to meet the demands of trade and shipping activities.