The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Visakhapatnam organised a Ports and Logistics Conference on Friday, focusing on unlocking the State’s port potential, improving last-mile connectivity, and promoting multimodal logistics integration.
Participating in the programme, Minister for Roads & Buildings, Infrastructure & Investments B.C Janardhan Reddy said that Andhra Pradesh’s ports contribute over 5% of the State’s GSDP and support nearly one million jobs. Visakhapatnam Port alone handled 82.62 million tonnes in FY 2024–25, while Krishnapatnam Port and Gangavaram Port together handled over 54 million tonnes.
He noted that the government was investing over ₹20,000 crore to improve connectivity through 1,040 km of new highways and major corridors such as Badvel-Nellore and the VCIC railway line.
He spoke about the development of logistics parks, warehousing, and cold chains to modernise supply networks and reduce logistics costs from 15.7% to 7%–8%. He emphasised the strategic importance of the ₹26,000 crore Dugarajapatnam shipbuilding cluster in Nellore, which is expected to generate 35,000 jobs and attract large-scale manufacturing investments.
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