Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said Government of Andhra Pradesh is developing Bhavanapadu, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam as Non-Major Port on land lord basis.
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said Government of Andhra Pradesh had sought financial assistance for development of Ramayapatnam Port in lieu of development of Duggirajupatnam Port mentioned under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act , 2014.
“However, State Government notified the port limits of Ramayapatnam as a Non-Major Port on 20.02.2020, which comes under the jurisdiction of respective State Maritime Boards/ State Governments,” he added.