Machilipatnam Port is a proposed
deep sea port on the coast of
Bay of Bengal. It is located at
Machilipatnam, the District Headquarters of
Krishna district
Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...
in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh. Although Dr.
YS Rajasekhara Reddy
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009.
Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th ...
laid the foundation for the port in 2008, no significant efforts have been made after his demise in 2009.
Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister
Nara Chandrababu Naidu started the construction of the port, and the pylon was inaugurated.
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.
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.
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.
History
During the 18th century, the port was a trading base for the
European
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traders.
References
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh
buildings and structures in Krishna district
ports and harbours of Andhra Pradesh
Proposed infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh
transport in Machilipatnam