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Dugarajapatnam Port is a proposed seaport in Nellore district of
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. Construction was expected to start in 2020 and finish in 2023. It will be controlled by the Union government, alongside
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in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and would cost nearly . The port is set up under India's
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of the
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.


Relocation

The construction encountered certain objections as the sensitive ecosystem of
Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract northe ...
and the satellite launching station ISRO of Sriharikota are very near to Duggarajapatnam. After environmental and forest clearances, the location was shifted to Vagarru at Tupilipalem village. Tupilipalem is located 20 km from Dugarajapatnam, but the port will be still be referred to as Dugarajapatnam Port. The district administration is taking steps to acquire approximately of land at the new location.


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