Under Sagarmala Programme, no financial assistance has been provided to Government of Andhra Pradesh for development of non-major Greenfield ports of Bhavanapadu Port in Srikakulam district, Kakinada SEZ Port in East Godavari, Machilipatnam Port in Krishna and Ramayapatnam Port in Prakasam District till date.
Year-wise funds allocated (Expenditure incurred) since 2015-16 to 2021-22 for developing the inland waterways in the State of Andhra Pradesh is given below:
National Waterway (NW) | Length (km) | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) | Till October 2021 | |||||||
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | ||||
Phase-I river Krishna in Vijayawada- Muktyala stretch of NW-4 -annual scheme | 82 | 2.57 | 0.96 | 14.78 | 20.8 | 4.41 | 3.62 (provisional) | 0.21 | ||
This information was given by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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