Nellore district is all set to witness rapid economic growth thanks to its two ports, said Collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu.
Speaking after distributing ₹10,000 each under the YSR Matsyakara Bharosa scheme to 10,689 seafaring fishermen as compensation for the annual fishing holiday, he said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to lay the foundation stone for the Ramayapatnam port soon. The Juvaladinne harbour would be developed at a cost of ₹300 crore by the ‘fisherman-friendly’ government, he said.