Machilipatnam Port

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 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Although Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation for the port in 2008, no significant efforts have been made after his demise in 2009.

Machilipatnam Port
Location
CountryIndia
LocationMachilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates16.143548°N 81.186736°E / 16.143548; 81.186736
Details
Operated byA.P Ports
Owned byA.P Government
Land area5,000 acres
Available berths3 general cargo and 1 OSV berth (proposed)
EmployeesNearly 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

Andhra Pradesh ex-Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu started the construction of the port, and the pylon was inaugurated[1] on 7 February 2019.

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.[2] The concession agreement was signed on 7 June 2010 and the port is proposed to be developed in the land to an extent of Ac.4,800.Port Conservancy powers vested with M/s Machilipatnam Port Ltd.

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.[3]

This port is well connected by road and rail. Vijayawada International Airport is available at Gannavaram, which is about 50 km from Machilipatnam and 20 km from Vijayawada and has a good potential for handling coal requirements of Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant 10 mtspa and also requirements of other cement plants spread over in the Krishna belt and iron ore at Bayyavaram and Baryte deposits in Khammam District.

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[4] is 17 million tons.

History

During the 18th century, the port was a trading base for the European traders.[2][5]

References
  1. Bureau, Our. "AP CM lays foundation stone for Machilipatnam Port works". @businessline. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Naga Sridhar, G (9 November 2015). "A port all at sea". The Hindu Business Line. G NAGA SRIDHAR. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "Fresh DPR for Machilipatnam port by December end: Perni". Machilipatnam. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. "AP Ports". ports.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. T. Appala Naidu (8 August 2015). "The rise and fall of Maesolia port". Machilipatnam. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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