The construction work has recommenced at Ramayapatnam greenfield port project in Andhra Pradesh. The construction work was halted owing to various reasons.
Currently, dredging operations are underway for the second and third berths and construction work on one berth out of four planned has been completed.
The project includes the development of a greenfield port at Ramayapatnam comprising major components such as breakwaters, berths, dredging works, etc at an estimated cost of Rs 106.4 billion, being developed in two phases. The estimated cost and capacity for phase I of the project are Rs 37.36 billion and 34 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), respectively.