Two major ports to come up in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

The government approved a proposal to set up two major ports in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh at an investment of about Rs. 15,820 crore.
 
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved setting up a new major port at Sagar Island in West Bengal through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The location for port in Andhra Pradesh has not yet been finalised, and the State Government has identified three locations — Nakkapalli in Visakhapatnam, Ramayyapatnam in Prakasam and Dugarajapatnam in Nellore.
 
The new port in West Bengal, which will have a capacity of 54 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), requires an investment of around Rs 7,820 crore whereas the new port in Andhra Pradesh, whose projected capacity is around 50 mtpa, would entail an investment of about Rs 8,000 crore.

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