Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the 5,156 crore worth Machilipatnam port works at the sea on Monday. The construction of the port, with an initial cargo capacity of 35 million tonnes per year, is scheduled to be completed in two years.
The port would help Machilipatnam to develop on par with other port cities like Mumbai and Chennai as it would be connected withthe nationalhighway 216, he said. He added Gudivada Machilipatnam RAILWAY line would increase the port accessibility and improve the connectivity, he said.
Machilipatnam would soon become the centre for trade, commerce and industrial Growth asTelanganaand Chhattisgarh also would make use of the port resulting in the growth of ancillary industries creating direct and indirect work for lakhs of people over a period of time, the chief minister said.