Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 4,362 crore Mulapeta greenfield port in Srikakulam district, which is expected to be completed within two years.
Besides the port, the Chief Minister also laid the foundations for a fishing harbour at Budagatlapalem, a life irrigation project from Gotta barrage to Hira Mandalam reservoir, and taking forward the works of Mahendra Tanaya River. “I am proud to say that these four projects will change the face of Srikakulam district in the coming days,” Reddy said, addressing a public meeting at Naupada village, adding that the district is endowed with a 193-kilometre-long coastline out of the southern state’s total 974-kilometre coastline.
