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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to instrumentality steps to alteration Andhra Pradesh (AP) into a thriving eastbound - westbound freight corridor by optimising cargo handling operations crossed the State’s ports and making the Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam and Mulapeta ports operational astatine the earliest.
Observing that the conflicts successful West Asia were causing disruptions astatine ports successful Dubai and different Gulf nations, helium said the eastbound seashore of India was progressively being viewed arsenic a harmless and reliable alternate and urged officials to instrumentality vantage of the emerging opportunity.
Reviewing the advancement of seaports and sportfishing harbours astatine a gathering held astatine the Secretariat connected Monday, Mr. Naidu instructed officials to guarantee that the 3 ports cater efficaciously to the hinterlands successful Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka. He noted that Ramayapatnam would look arsenic a hub for instrumentality and bulk cargo pursuing the constitution of the BPCL refinery.
He besides said that the Railways had approved a dedicated enactment from Ramayapatnam to the Kadapa Steel Plant site.
Mr. Naidu suggested the improvement of larboard townships astatine Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam and Mulapeta to springiness a fillip to commerce. He besides directed that the operation of sportfishing harbours astatine Budagatlapalem, Pudimadaka and Kothapatnam successful the 2nd signifier beryllium expedited.
Expressing assurance astir the State’s logistics potential, the Chief Minister said that with a larboard oregon sportfishing harbour coming up each 50 kilometres successful the adjacent future, Andhra Pradesh would look arsenic a large logistics hub.
Officials informed him that the Ramayapatnam and Machilipatnam ports were scheduled to beryllium completed by the extremity of this year.
Special Chief Secretary (Infrastructure & Investments) M. T. Krishna Babu and A. P. Maritime Board CEO Abhishek Kumar were among those present.
