HYDERABAD: Ramayapatnam port continues to be jinxed with contractors shying away from taking up the job of constructing the port. This has forced the Andhra Pradesh government to postpone the tender thrice so far.
AP Maritime Board had floated the tender for constructing the first phase of the port with four berths and allied activities like dredging in November. However, it extended the last date of filing tenders thrice and the latest deadline is February 15.
With regard to the two other ports – Bhavanapadu and Machilipatnam – APMB decided to change the location for the first one and scope for the second as a result of which the two port projects will face more delays than Ramayapatnam, sources said.
The Telugu Desam government had put all the three port projects in the backburner apparently under the influence of the existing private port operators.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, however, wanted the officials to fast-track these projects. While he cleared…