October 07, 2008

AP keen to get East Coast shipyard

It us reported that the government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed Vodarevu in Prakasam district as a suitable site for setting up international size shipyard.

The features of the said location are as follows

1) Vodarevu is declared Non Major Port and is situated in Prakasam District at Latitude 15 degrees 48’ North 80 degrees 15’ East.

2) Vodarevu is well connected with the state highway at a distance of 5 Kilometers and Howrah Madras main railway line is about 6 Kilometers.

3) Due to unique geographical position, it is sheltered port with 5 meters contour at a distance of 300 meters from the shore and 10 meters contour at a distance of 5 Kilometers.

4) The required land would be made available free of cost for the purposes of shipyard