Machilipatnam Port is a proposed

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on the coast of

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. It is located at

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...

, the District Headquarters of Krishna district in the Indian state of

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

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started the construction of the port, and the pylon was inaugurated. The port was originally expected to begin its operations by 2021.

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bagged the project to develop the port on a build-own-operate-transfer basis. After the

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came into power in Andhra Pradesh state in 2019, the project was handed to

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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 traders.

References

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