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Andhra CM lays foundation for Rs 4,362 cr Mulapeta Port in Srikakulam

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Srikakulam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 4,362 crore Mulapeta greenfield port in Srikakulam district, which is expected to completed within two years.
Besides the port, the Chief Minister also laid the foundations for a fishing harbour at Budagatlapalem, a lift irrigation project from Gotta barrage to Hira Mandalam reservoir and taking forward the works of Mahendra Tanaya river.
“I am proud to say that these four projects will change the face of Srikakulam district in the coming days,” Reddy said addressing a public meeting at Naupada village, adding that the district is endowed with a 193 kilometre long coastline out of the southern state’s total 974 km coastline.

However, he noted that over the decades, neither a port nor a fishing harbour or a fish landing centre was built in this coastal district which had the potential to become another Chennai or Mumbai.
Reddy observed that Mulapeta Port in Sonthabommali mandal would be completed in 24 months and that seaport has the potential to employ 35,000 people directly and indirectly, including creation of several other ancillary jobs.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 19, 2023
AP: 90 electric vehicles gutted in fire while charging in Srikakulam

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Srikakulam: Around 90 electric vehicles inside a showroom in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikaluma district were gutted in a fire that broke out while charging, officials said on Wednesday.
The officials said that the fire quickly spread to the adjacent hardware store.
However, no casualty or injury was reported in the incident so far.

Upon receiving the information, fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze, they said.
“An incident occurred while charging electric bikes in a bike showroom. Around 90 bikes were burnt in flames,” officials said.
“Rescue operation was underway till the filing of this report,” they said.
Further details into the incident are awaited.

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April 19, 2023
Andhra Pradesh govt changes name of greenfield seaport in Srikakulam

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Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday renamed the Bhavanapadu Port as Mulapeta Port on Sunday, respecting the sentiments of local villagers in Srikakulam district.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the greenfield port on April 19.
Infrastructure and Investments (Ports) Special Chief Secretary Karikal Valaven said the state government took this decision as farmers from Mulapeta and Vishnuchakram villages requested for the name change since Bhavanapadu village has no scope in the proposed port area, considering all the lands of Mulpeta and some from Vishnuchakram have been earmarked for acquisition.

“Hence, the collector of Srikakulam district laid the proposals for renaming Bhavanapadu Port as Mulapeta Greenfield Port, since the total land and the project displaced families belong to Mulapeta and Vishnuchakram villages and not Bhavanapadu,” Valaven said in a statement.
Farmers voiced these concerns during district-level negotiation committee meetings conducted by the Srikakulam district collector.
Consequently, the state government issued an order notifying Bhavanapadu Port as Mulapeta Port with the same limits, including directing the chief executive of AP Maritime Board and Srikakulam district collector to make the necessary amendments.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 16, 2023