Machilipatnam Port | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Location | Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh |
Coordinates | 16°13′32″N81°13′37″E / 16.2254261°N 81.2268909°E |
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Operated by | A.P Ports |
Owned by | A.P Government |
Land area | 5,000 acres |
No. of berths | 3 general cargo and 1 OSV berth (proposed) |
Employees | Nearly 5,000 direct employability and nearly 15,000 indirect employability |
Statistics | |
Annual revenue | ₹10,000 crores |
Net income | ₹50,000 crores after 2 years |
Website https://ports.ap.gov.in/#/machilipatnam-port |
Machilipatnam Port is a greenfield deep sea port on the coast of Bay of Bengal. It is located at Machilipatnam, the District Headquarters of Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the pylon for its construction for the first time in 2019. [1]
In May 2023, the former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the work on the Rs 5,156 crore Machilipatnam Port in the Krishna district by unveiling a pylon and offering special prayers on the beach.
The construction of the port, with an initial cargo capacity of 35 million tonnes (35 MMTPA), through four berths-three general cargo berths and one coal terminal. In the future, the capacity of the four-berth deep water port will be increased to 116 million tonnes (116 MMTPA) as the cargo traffic increases gradually. The port is scheduled to be completed in two years. [2]
The work has been awarded to Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL). [3]
Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the pylon. [4]
The port was originally expected to begin its operations by 2021. Navayuga Engineering Company Limited bagged the project to develop the port on a build-own-operate-transfer basis. [5]
After the YSR Congress party came into power in Andhra Pradesh state in 2019, the project was handed to RITES and was asked to submit a DPR for the same by December 2019. The works were expected to begin by 2020. [6]
There is a proposal to develop a mega thermal power plant near Machilipatnam during 11th Five Year Plan. It is proposed to construct of 2 Nos. General cargo berth and 1 OSV berth in Phase 1 Depth of the Channel: 12.80 Mt with ship handled capacity is 65000 DWT and port anticipated handling capacity. [7]
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