Andhra CM promises speedy work for Bandar port
The Andhra Pradesh Government issued a go ahead, allotting 5,300 acres of land to the construction of Machilipatnam (popularly known as Bandar) port, Daily Shipping Times reports.
The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, who participated in the Praja Padham programme here, made the announcement at a public meeting that the State Government was really sincere about taking up the port works.
The port project, it may be noted, was awarded to Navayuga Engineering Company in 2010 by the State Government, in the wake of Satyam scandal.
Earlier, the project had been awarded to Maytas of the Satyam group, but the work could not be taken due to various reasons.
Even after the State Government had chosen Navayuga Engineering Company to execute the Bandar port project, no headway could be made and there was a lot of confusion on how much land should be allocated to the project.
It was in the backdrop that the Chief Minister, Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy, visited the port town on Wednesday and made the announcement on the go ahead relating to land allotment.