The government of Andhra Pradesh has prepared tender documents for development of Machilipatnam port and has placed them for judicial preview.
Machilipatnam port, situated in the Krishna district, will be taken up for development by the Andhra Pradesh government under Landlord Model. The estimated contract value is about Rs 3,650 crore.
As per the port construction plan, 2.99 km length of break waters, one multi-purpose berth, two general cargo berths, one coal berth, dredging quantity of about 48.54 million cu mtr, internal and external infrastructure will come up under Phase-I within 30 months.
The tender documents have been prepared and submitted to the judicial review. The project cost was estimated based on current rates of the year 2020-21.