Ganta seeks cooperation for development

Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:04

Written by Staff Reporter

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Vizag: The Minister for Infrastructure, Airport, Natural Gas and Shippings, Mr. Ganta Srinivas seeks for the cooperation the development of the district. Addressing the media representatives at Meet the Press on Friday, he said that knowing the problematic issues in the district, all such will be sort out only through proper acceptance from all the sections.

He thanked Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister for choosing him the cabinet. He said that MoU has been finalised for further development of the Machilipatnam Port. A Maritime Board is likely to be started soon in Andhra Pradesh. The coastline is the State is second in the Country, which has natural harbour in Vizag, Gangavaram and Kakinada Ports.

A survey is being done for another major port to be set up at Nakkapalli in Vizag district or at Ramiah Pet in Prakasam district, and the preference would be for the development of Nakkapalli.

He promissed for number of pending issues like mono rail, fly over bridges, international air connectivity etc to be completed as soon possible. The first international service from Vizag airport will be flagged off to Dubai and will be inaugurated on March 25, he added.

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