Andhra approves Rs 500 Cr to Acquire 2,000 Acres of Land for Port

The port and the shipbuilding cluster requires 2,171 acres of land, which has been identified in Vakadu mandal of Tirupati district and Kota mandal in Nellore



district. 

"Government after careful examination of the matter, hereby accord administrative sanction for Rs 544.3 crore to acquire 2,170.7 acres to the chief executive officer, Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) for (the) development of the Dugarajapatnam Green Field Port & Shipbuilding Cluster," MT Krishna Babu, special chief secretary, Infrastructure & Investment (Ports) Department, said in a recent government order (GO).