Machilipatnam SEZ News

One More Corridor:: Hyderabad-Krishna-Deccan Corridor

2008-06-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

హైదరాబాద్ మరియు మచిలీపట్నం మధ్య మరో కొరెడార్ - మేయ్టాస్ ప్లాన్

Move for setting up a Monitoring Committee for Machilipatnam Port

2008-05-23T11:33:00.000-07:00

East coast abuzz with activity

2008-05-18T06:49:00.000-07:00

16 May 2008
HYDERABAD: The East coast is buzzing with activity now. With the state government focusing on ports as another major infrastructure that can be developed jointly with private players, five ports are in the process of becoming major business hubs.

The five ports - Krishnapatnam, Gangavaram, Vodarevu, Machilipatnam and Nizampatnam - are expected to provide an unprecedented logistic support to the industrial sector in the state, particularly in locations like Nellore that are now bursting with activity.

"More ports need to come up. The concept of Way Ports that are very close to each other make transportation of goods easy for the entire country," Capt P V K Mohan, chairman of the high-powered committee on ports, told TOI. According to him, once the ports get ready, transportation of heavy goods like steel and cement would shift to sea, leaving national highways for lighter products like FMCG goods and electronics.

Two of the five ports - Gangavaram and Krishnapatnam - are at an advanced stage of construction and would be ready for operations shortly. While a consortium led by former VisualSoft promoter D V S Raju is developing theGangavaram port with an outlay of Rs 3,500 crore, infrastructure major Navayuga group is developing the Krishnapatnam port. Incidentally, like the now operational GMR-led Hyderabad international airport, the two ports too were conceived during the TDP regime. "Along with these two projects, the other three too are progressing as per schedule. Smaller ports on the East coast like Rawa, Bheemunipatnam, Kalingapatnam and Bhavanapadu would add to the series of ports we are planning," a senior official in the government said.

A consortium led by Maytas Infra has been awarded the Machilipatnam port project while another consortium with N Prasad, former chief of pharma major Matrix, has taken up works at Nizampatnam and Vodarevu. "These are much bigger projects than an international airport. However, since they cater to the industry and not to a common man, they do not have the kind of glamour an airport has," the official explained.

The industry, meanwhile, is waiting for the ports to become operational to cut down on the cost of raw material transportation. For instance, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) alone is expected to save about Rs 150 crore on transportation of raw material once the Gangavarm Port becomes operational. In fact, a dedicated conveyor belt is being laid from the port to the VSP site for transporting raw material.

"Every port has something interesting to offer. Several units that depend on Chennai port have problems in plying lorries through the villages en route since the villagers tend to resist and stop the vehicles. Krishnapatnam port will not have that problem," the official said.

Jewellary Park near Machilipatnam

2008-05-10T23:33:00.000-07:00

A rolled gold jewellery park will come up at Pothepalli near Machilipatnam. Nearly 250 units will be established in the park proposed to be developed in 42 acres. Laying of roads, levelling of site and construction of compound wall are in progress.

The park is being established by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) and industries minister J. Geeta Reddy will lay foundation stone for the park on December 16. Minister for rural water supply P. Venkateswara Rao, MP B. Ramakrishna, besides district officials, will participate in the function.

The project will be completed in 18 months and the land was allotted adjacent to Autonagar in Machilipatnam. Tenders for the laying of the road at an estimated cost of Rs 1.5 crore were invited, while Rs 2.40 crore have been allocated for power lines and other equipment and Rs. 1.45 crore for drinking water facility. An amount of Rs 5 crore were allocated for internal roads and development of other amenities at the park.

Machilipatnam and its surrounding areas are popular for the rolled gold industry where hundreds of families get livelihood through the industry and the government was keen on supporting the artisans by providing all facilities. The park is aimed at supporting the artisans to produce articles in a big way. The articles are in good demand and will be marketed in other States.

Also, there was a demand for shifting of the rolled gold manufacturing units from the habitations as they were causing air and water pollution due to the chemicals used in gold and nickel coating of ornaments. The pollution is causing inconvenience and illness to locals.

The proposal to shift the industry to the outskirts was pending since 1980 and the Machilipatnam Imitation Jewellery Park Society was set up to realise the park. Local MLA P. Venkataramaiah visited the site on Saturday night during his stay at a social welfare hostel in Pothepalli. District collector Navin Mittal said that works of the rolled gold jewellery park were expedited with a view to provide a suitable and encouraging atmosphere to the artisans.

Top Firms in Race for Hyderabad to Machilipatnam NH9 project

2008-05-10T23:12:00.000-07:00

Hyderabad, May 4: Construction majors such as GMR, L&T, Nagarjuna and Reliance Constructions are vying to grab the lucrative National Highway 9 expansion contract. The Centre had cleared the NH9 expansion project as part of the National Highway Development Programme phase-3 on Build-Operate-Transfer basis. Besides the Hyderabad-Vijayawada stretch, the Vijayawada-Machilipatnam stretch was also included in the programme to ensure connectivity to the upcoming Bandar Port.

Sources said the National Highways Authority of India is currently scrutinising the pre-qualification bids for the Rs 1,600-crore project and the process would be completed by the month-end. In all, 19 bidders have applied for the pre-qualification process for the Vijayawada-Hyderabad stretch (181-km) and 21 for the Vijayawada-Machilipatnam portion (64-km).

NHAI sources said the financial bids are expected to be finalised by the end of May and the agreement with the successful bidder will be signed in June. The successful bidder would be chosen on the basis of the company’s turnover, financial capacity, work experience and network, said the sources. Meanwhile, the state government has initiated the process of acquiring about 1,200 acres of land in Nalgonda and Krishna districts for the expansion of the Vijayawada-Hyderabad NH9. Besides, another 450 acres has to be acquired for the expansion of NH9 stretch between Vijayawada and Machilipatnam.

The Union Transport Secretary, Mr Brahma Dutt, visited Hyderabad recently and reviewed the project with the Transport Department principal secretary, Tishya Chatterjee, and other senior officials. He wanted the land acquisition process completed well in time so that the expansion works would not be hampered. There are 66 villages between Vijayawada and Hyderabad through which the NH9 passes and where land has to be acquired.

Revenue authorities in Nalgonda and Krishna districts completed the basic survey of land in 61 villages while the remaining steps are expected to be completed soon. "A formal notification for acquiring 1,200 acres of land will be issued soon after the survey work is completed," said a NHAI official overseeing the project. The NHAI has decided to build by-pass routes to prevent destruction of some villages on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad stretch.

Courtesy : Deccan.com

Bandar (Machilipatnam) will NEVER be the SAME Again

2008-04-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

First it started with a trickle...now it is pouring projects near Machilipatnam. This is going to create multi fold employment opportunities even to places like Vijayawada, Gannavarm etc.

After all, even VIZAG (Vishakapatnam) was once a sleepy small village until the port came there and transformed the entire landscape. The same story is going to repeat here

Read about it here...(Telugu Version)

Port Construction Work Begins...A Dream Come True!

2008-04-23T07:00:00.000-07:00

After a
........prolonged fight

.............political wrangles by various parties

...................strong resolve of Machilipatnam people amid adversaries

...........................the PORT's foundation has been done by CM and the story has an HAPPY ending!

Read all about it here in the picture along with this post ( Telugu version)

Machilipatnam Port - Past, Present, Future - Telugu version

2008-04-23T06:51:00.000-07:00

Though Machilipatnam port's foundation Stone was laid today ( April 23, 2008) by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, it had a checkered history.

The story is captured elaborately in the picture along with this post ( It is in TELUGU Language)

The port would take 24-36 months for completion and once ready the entire region is going to get transformed.

HAPPY Days - A GAINT Leap for Vijayawada & Machilipatnam - PORT Foundation Day

2008-04-23T03:35:00.000-07:00

BS Reporter, Hyderabad April 23, 2008

A Dream come True! A Small Step for India, but a GAINT Leap for Machilipatnam and Vijayawada People.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, would lay the foundation stone for the proposed Rs 1,590-crore Machilipatnam deep water port on Wednesday.

Maytas Infra-led consortium consisting of Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), Sarat Chatterjee & Company (VSP) Private Ltd and SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited is developing the port that is expected to be operational within a period of two years. Located on the banks of Goguleru creek, about 30 km north of Machilipatnam, the port will have 12 berths initially.

Krishna University soon at Masula

2008-04-23T03:07:00.000-07:00

Thursday April 17 2008 14:20 IST

MACHILIPATNAM: An expert committee led by AP State Higher Education council chairman KC Reddy, principal secretary Asutosh Mishra, vice-chancellor of the Acharya Nagarjuna University V Balamohan Das on Wednesday inspected the 100 acre site at Sirivellapalem near Machilipatnam for the proposed Krishna University campus. The committee also visited the National College in Machilipatnam to explore the possibility of setting up the university’s administrative block there.
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Panel inspects sites for proposed Krishna University

It will temporarily function from Andhra National College

Committee to submit its report to the government soon.Venue of permanent campus will be announced by the Chief Minister

MACHILIPATNAM: A permanent campus for the proposed Krishna University is likely to come up on a 200-acre site at Tavisapudi near here.

A high-level committee headed by K.C. Reddy, Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), and which included Principal Secretary for Higher Education Asutosh Mishra and Acharya Nagarjuna University Vice-Chancellor V. Balamohandas, inspected the site along with another one of 100 acres at Sirivellapalem.

Minister for Animal Husbandry Mandali Buddha Prasad, who has been taking a keen interest in getting a separate university for colleges in the district set up here, district Collector Shailaja Ramaiyer and Joint Collector G. Ramanarayana Reddy accompanied the committee.

Report sought

The committee members later inspected the Andhra Jatiya Kalasala (Andhra National College) campus, and indicated that the university would begin functioning from the beginning of this academic year (2008-09) in one of the blocks of the college temporarily.

Mr. Reddy asked the correspondent of the college to send him a report detailing how many rooms could be spared for housing the administrative offices of the new university.

YSR’s visit

Mr. Buddha Prasad later told The Hindu that the committee would submit its report to the State Government in the next couple of days. The place for the permanent campus of the university and the date on which it would begin functioning from Andhra National College campus would be announced by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on April 23 when he comes here to lay the foundation stone for a new port.

Local MLA Perni Venkataramaiah said efforts were being made to have the Chief Minister lay the foundation stone for the university campus on April 23.

He said the ball had been set rolling for the setting up of a university for Krishna district in the wake of the Chief Minister’s assurance to this effect during his visit in October 2006.

Source:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/17/stories/2008041750720200.htm

Hyderabad to Machilipatnam NH-9 work to Commence: Your ROAD to Riches!

2008-04-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

Hyderabad, April 15: The long-delayed expansion of the National Highway-9 into a four-lane road between Hyderabad and Vijayawada is expected to begin in December 2008. It was supposed to have commenced in March. The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam portion of the same highway is also expected to be taken up then. Expansion of these two roads is being undertaken as part of the National Highway Development Programme phase-3 on Build-Operate-Transfer basis.

The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam stretch was also included in the same project because it ensures connectivity to the upcoming Bandar Port. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is currently scrutinising the pre-qualification bids for the Rs 1,460 crore project and the process will be completed by the end of April. Sources said the agreement with the successful bidder will be signed in June.The National Highways Authority of India had taken up the four-laning of the section on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under National Highway Development Project (NHDP), phase III.

"The successful bidder will then be given six months for financial closure and commencement of the project works. The entire expansion programme is scheduled to be completed in two-and-a-half years from launch," said the NHAI project director, Mr Srinivasulu. The NHAI had planned to take up the Hyderabad-Vijayawada road expansion in two packages but the Planning Commission was against it and instead wanted the entire work to be undertaken under a single project. The Planning Commission also insisted that a pre-qualification bidding process be followed as it is a massive project.

Andhra Pradesh CM to Lay Stone for Machilipatnam Port

2008-04-16T03:07:00.000-07:00

YSR to lay stone for port on April 23

MACHILIPATNAM: Ahead of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s scheduled visit on April 23 for the laying of a foundation stone for the construction of Machilipatnam Port and several other works, Krishna district Collector Shailaja Ramaiyer and local MLA Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) on Monday reviewed arrangements for the visit.

They inspected the proposed site at the Police Parade Grounds for a helipad for the Chief Minister’s helicopter to land, and the place for laying of a foundation stone for the port at Pallepalem village of Machilipatnam mandal. The Collector asked the representatives of Maytas, which is executing the port project, to raise a pylon in the shape of a ship at the site for the Chief Minister to unveil. Dr. Reddy is also scheduled to address a public meeting at the Hindu College grounds, for which an alternative site was suggested by Ms. Ramaiyer at the bypass road-NTR cross road.

The Collector and the MLA also visited the places where the Chief Minister will lay a foundation stone for the four-lane expansion of the road from Koneru centre to railway station and the underground drainage works at the Moodu Sthambala centre.

Source:

http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/16/stories/2008041655040600.htm

Andhra Pradesh cabinet approves lease of land for Machilipatnam port

2008-04-16T03:01:00.001-07:00

Andhra Pradesh cabinet approves lease of land for Machilipatnam port

Friday, April 04, 2008

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved lease of 6,262 acre of land and a concession period of 30 years for the Machilipatnam port at Gilakaladinne.

The project is executed by Maytas Infrastructure, Nagarjuna Construction Co, SREI Infrastructure Finance and Sarat Chatterjee & Co consortium.

The government has okayed the concession period of 30 years from the date of commercial operations, extendable by 20 years provided the concessionaire shall develop the port asset as per the agreement. After signing the agreement, the port will have to commence commercial operations within 36 months.

Source:

http://www.projectstoday.com/newsr.asp?newsid=21042

Maytas secures mandate for MEGA Machilipatnam port

2008-04-16T02:56:00.000-07:00

Hyderabad, Jan. 17

Maytas Infra has secured the mandate to develop a port at Machilipatnam with the State Cabinet formally approving a higher cost for construction.

Initially, the project was to be developed at Gogileru with an outlay of Rs 1,255 crore. With pressure from local people and political circles, the Cabinet approved the development of project at Machilipatnam, even though it means an additional investment of about Rs 300 crore.

The developers have been asked to go ahead with the project with an assurance that the Government would pitch in for the funds. As per proposals, the foundation stone for the port development is likely to be laid by the UPA Chairman, Ms Sonia Gandhi, in April.

Functions

Addressing newspersons after the State Cabinet meeting here on Thursday, the State Information Minister, Mr Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, said the port is aimed at handling 12 million tonnes of cargo, which includes coal, fertilisers, cement and rice among others.

The port may also handle inputs for power plants and fertiliser units, and encourage ship building and repair. The Government is also evaluating a ultra mega power project here and may propose this to Centre.

When the expression of interest was issued, the project was to come up at Gogileru. However, those dependent on Machilipatnam port protested against the move to have the port at Gogileru, about 30 km from Machilipatnam.

The State Government had appointed a committee of secretaries to examine the issue on various technical parameters. The Committee may consider and recommend about additional cost for the developer, he explained.

Machilipatnam - The Future "MONEY" patnam!!!

2008-04-16T02:00:00.000-07:00

About Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar or Masula.The Second e-municipality in India.The Krishna district Head quarters.The town existed since 3 rd century BC (Satvachana Period). Flourishing sea trade was carried out from Masula port. The port is located on the south eastern or Coromandel Coast of India. It was a 17th century port for French, British and Dutch trade. It has a medium fishing harbour which can accommodate 350 fishing vessels; has a carpet-weaving industry; other products include rice, oil seeds and scientific instruments. This town is a rail way terminus and an educational center.

Machilipatnam is known for its Kalamkari textiles and paintings made using vegetables dyes. As a kalam (pen) is used in the technique of painting, it was named "Kalamkari Painting". During the 17th Century, western traders were attracted by this port. with the development of port, there will be many industries which will create large employment leading to growth of the city and it's surroundings. With that the golden age of the past of the glorious city will be revived.

Why You Should choose Machlipatnam ?
1) The Bandar Port is being developed by MAYTAS with around 1200 crores
2) Special SEZ is being planned which when completed, will provide direct
employment to 10,000 people and indirect employment to another 10,000 people
3) NH-9 extends up to Machilipatnam is getting ready - a 4-lane highway- from Hyderabad to Vijayawada and from Vijayawada to Machilipatnam
4) Machilipatnam Sea port is already awarded to MAYTAS and work is
being planned to commence from Dec 2008.A grand opening by CM is being contemplated
5) Automobile cluster is coming close to Autonagar on NH-9
6) A 2000 MW thermal power plant is coming close to Bandar.
7) An expressway and a fast track rail service is being planned from Shamshabad to Bandar.
8) Industrial corridor just like the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is being planned from Hyderbad to Vijayawada covering Nalgonda, Suryaraopet, Nandigam, Vijayawada and extending up to Machilipatnam.