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Minister for Infrastructure & Investments B.C. Janardhan Reddy informed the Legislative Council connected Thursday that Andhra Pradesh was poised to ramp up its maritime handling capableness by completing the operation of Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam and Mulapeta seaports by the extremity of 2026.
Responding to a question asked by MLCs Perabathula Rajasekharam, B.T. Naidu, and Beeda Ravichandra, the Minister said Visakhapatnam larboard was the lone large larboard successful the State operating nether the Central Government’s power with an yearly cargo handling capableness of 141.60 Million Metric Tons, portion the Adani-Gangavaram (64 MMTPA), Krishnapatnam (98 MMTPA) and the Kakinada deepwater larboard (26 MMTPA) were nether the administrative purview of the AP Maritime Board (APMB).
The Kakinada anchorage larboard (5 MMTPA) and Ravva larboard successful Konaseema territory (2 MMTPA) were nether the nonstop absorption of the APMB.
The Minister said the Ramayapatnam larboard was poised to beryllium completed by the extremity of April 2026, Mulapeta larboard by November 2026 and the Machilipatnam larboard towards the extremity of 2026.
The APMB was bearing the outgo of onshore acquisition nether the ‘landlord model’ and operation of the indispensable obstruction and roads links.
The National Highways Authority of India was providing roadworthy connectivity to NH-16 and the State authorities was facilitating onshore acquisition for obstruction connectivity astatine the concessionaire’s expense. The integration of these ports with a due logistics web would found Andhra Pradesh arsenic a starring maritime gateway of India, the Minister added.
