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RITES submits report on Dugarajapatnam port in Andhrapradesh

Visakhapatnam, Oct 8:  RITES has submitted a feasibility report on constructing a major port at Dugarajapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and the follow-up steps will be taken soon, according to R.S. Kahlon, Chairman of Kolkata Port who is also in charge of Visakhapatnam port. 

 

He was speaking here on Monday evening at a function organised by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust on the occasion of Visakhapatnam port entering the eighth decade. 

The port started functioning from October 7, 1933. He said the Visakhapatnam Port Trust would have a stake in the Dugarajapatmam being built at an estimated cost of Rs 9,600 crore. The Government of Andhra Pradesh would have a minimum equity of 11 per cent and it might go up to 26 per cent. The VPT and other public sector undertakings would have the rest of the equity. A special purpose vehicle would be floated for constructing the port. 

He said it was one of the two major ports approved by the Union Government recently, the other being Sagar in West Bengal. He exhorted the Visakhapatnam port employees to strive hard and regain the past glory of the port. In the first decade of the century, he said, Visakhapatnam stood first in the country in cargo-handling for seven consecutive years and the port should regain that position. 

Kahlon said several projects were under progress in the port under the PPP mode to achieve the capacity of 100 million tonnes and exceed it. About Rs 13,000-14,000 crore would be invested on the VPT projects to create capacity of 150 million tonnes by 2020, according to the national maritime agenda. 

Visakhapatnam Port Deputy Chairman, G.V.L. Satya Kumar, narrated the history of Visakhapatnam port from a level of handling 1.3 lakh tonnes in the first year of its operation in 1933 with only three berths to 68 million tonnes during 2012-13 with 24 berths.

GAZETTE Notification for Dugarajapatnam Port

2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : 

                                             EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
                                                    MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

                                                      (Ports Wing)
                                                     NOTIFICATION
                                    New Delhi, the 16th September, 2013

G.S.R. 641(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (8) of Section 3 and Section 4 of the Indian
Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908), the Central Government hereby declares that the Dugarajapatnam Port shall be a Major Port and that the extent of the limits of the said Port shall be as follows, namely :—

NORTH:
A line joining from a point of 14° 04’ 13” N, 80° 08’30” E towards North-East Point of 14° 08’59.7” N,
80° 20’13” E.

SOUTH:
A line joining from a point of 13° 56’33” N, 80° 11’21” E, towards East point of 13° 56’32”N, 80° 21’ 48”E.

EAST:
A line joining from a point of 14° 08’ 59.7” N, 80° 20’ 36” E towards West Point of 14° 08’ 59.7” N,
80° 20’ 36” E and South towards 13° 56’ 32” N, 80° 22’ 11” E.

WEST:
A line joining from a point of 13° 56’ 32” N, 80° 22’ 11” E, towards North Point of 14° 08’ 59.7” N,
80° 20’ 36” E and towards West Point of 13° 56’ 33” N, 80° 11’ 21” E.
Note : The ‘shore’ is intended to mean the high watermark as defined in sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Indian Ports

Act, 1908, i.e., the highest point reached by ordinary spring tides at any season of the year.
[No. PD-24012/1/2013-PD-4]
N. MURUGANANDAM, Jt. Secy.
Printed

Source: http://www.egazette.nic.in/EnhancedSearch.aspx

Golden Days ahead for Gudur as Dugarajapatnam Port

Gudur is located less than 40 kms from Dugarajapatnam. It is a prominent railway junction and is a major transportation hub even before the port was sanctioned.
Now with many SEZs coming up and exports and imports from of Limestone, Iron ore, Coal, Granite from Karnataka, Rayalaseema Region would pick up.
Nellore is the only place in India where 20000 Mega Watts power will be generated by power companies in few years and most of the projects are at advanced finishing stage. Import of coal and coke from Indonesia and Australia(Who are major exporters to India in terms of Coal) would be cheaper as they are nearer to the sources.
Govt have declared that almost 5000 to 6000 acres of land already is readily available in Dugarajaptnam. So cost of acquiring land will be less and Wont take much time to acquire land. There wont be delay in project and we can expect faster execution of the project.
Dugarajapatnam is situated in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh.Durgarajupatnam Pincode is 524403 With 13.9835 Latitude and 80.11595 Longitude

Mega Port Coming Soon at Dugarajapatnam

Hyderabad  May 13, 2013

The proposed new major port at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is expected to further boost exports and imports from the east coast and give an impetus to the economic development of the state.
The project was cleared by the central cabinet last week.
The port, proposed on 5,000 acres, will be the second big port in Nellore district in south coastal Andhra. The port will be the second major port in Andhra Pradesh controlled by the central government after Visakhapatnam and overall the 14th port on the nearly 1,000-km coastline of the southern state.
It is one of the two major ports cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs as part of the government’s look-east policy and the plans to triple the country’s cargo-loading ability to 3.13 billion tonnes by 2020. The other major port will come up at Sagar in West Bengal.
The foundation stone for Rs.8,000 crore port at Dugarajapatnam in Vakadu ‘mandal’ or block is likely to be laid in August. It will have the capacity of 50 million tonnes per annum.
Member of Parliament from Tirupati Chinta Mohan is hopeful that 500 ancillary industries would come up in the area, providing employment to nearly 10 lakh people. He believes the total investment in the port would go up to Rs.25,000 crore by the time it is fully developed in various phases.
Mohan said the proposed port coupled with Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor would give an impetus to industrial development in the region and the exports.
The centre has already agreed to extend the proposed Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor till Krishnapatnam port, a big private port in Nellore district.
The corridor is expected to be a major growth spot for the country, especially South India as it will connect five ports and three international airports in three states.
Dugarajapatnam is 45 km from Gudur, a town near National Highway-5 which runs along the east coast connecting Chennai to Bhubaneswar. Gudur is about 140 km from Chennai.
As several thermal power plants are coming up in south coastal Andhra, the proposed port is likely to handle coal imports. The region also has many existing and upcoming steel, cement and fertilizer plants. Iron ore is another cargo likely to be handled once the ban on mining is lifted in neighbouring Karnataka.
The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) said the state had huge potential for exports including the agriculture products. “The new port should be the size of ports at Colombo, Dubai or Singapore so that big vessels can come directly from Europe, US and other destinations. This will reduce the cost in trans-shipment,” FAPCCI president Devendra Surana told IANS. He pointed out that currently the ports were handling only trans-shipments.
The proposed port is also significant in view of the increasing trade among Asian countries. The ports on eastern coast will handle the exports and imports from southeast Asian countries.
Dugarajapatnam was one of the three locations initially suggested. Nakkapalli in Visakhapatnam district was dropped after Indian Navy said this could hamper their future expansion. Ramayyapatnam in Prakasam district was strongly favoured by the state government but it was also dropped after Krishnapatnam port company raised objections saying it falls within an exclusive zone of about 100 km granted to the existing port.
Even in case of Dugarajapatnam, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) reportedly raised objections due to its proximity to Satish Dhawan Space Centre, a satellite launch facility at Sriharikota in the same district.
Chinta Mohan is happy that the centre ignored their objections keeping in mind the larger interest of the people of the region.
Officials are hopeful that there would not be any major problem in acquisition of land for the port as the major chunk of the 8,000 acre land available in the area, a major chunk is owned by the government.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/new-major-port-to-boost-andhra-s-economic-development-113051300574_1.html