The works at the Ramayapatnam port are proceeding at a brisk pace as the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board is keen on completing it in the targeted 36 months and bring in the first ship by early 2024.
Currently, the Ramayapatnam Port Development Corporation Limited (RPDCL), a joint venture of Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) and Aurobindo Realty & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd (AR & IPL), is getting the breakwaters constructed and other civil works done.
Once the breakwaters — of which the southern one will be the longest measuring 3.7 km, and the northern one 1.35 km — and dredging for the 250 metre-wide ship entry channel are completed in two to three months, the construction of four berths, including one for coal handling and a multi-purpose berth, will be carried out in a phased manner.
