Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Accelerates Land Acquisition for Major Infrastructure Projects
Andhra Pradesh wants to finish many large infrastructure projects on time.
These projects include ports, fishing harbours, airports, highways, railways and bridges.
Officials told district collectors to resolve land, legal and clearance problems quickly.
About 25,662 acres are involved in land acquisition or transfer for several projects.
Four ports are expected to be completed between March 2027 and September 2028.
Several fishing harbours and aviation projects are also being developed.
Highway and railway projects together involve very large investments.
Collectors must track each problem, the official responsible and the deadline for solving it.
The Andhra Pradesh government directed collectors to speed up land acquisition and clearances for major infrastructure projects.
Land acquisition and alienation covering 25,662 acres are planned for ports, fishing harbours, fish landing centres and airports.
Four greenfield ports have target completion dates ranging from March 2027 to September 2028.
National highway projects worth Rs 1,18,566 crore and railway projects costing Rs 46,789 crore are in the pipeline or underway.
Pending land issues affect 91 national highway projects, 37 railway projects and 13 road-overbridge or road-underbridge projects.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh infrastructure and investments department secretary Kona Sasidhar directed district collectors to act.
- What
- The government is accelerating land acquisition, clearances and coordination for ports, harbours, airports, roads, railways and bridges.
- When
- The directions were issued on Thursday; project completion targets run from December 2026 through September 2028.
- Where
- The projects are located across Andhra Pradesh, including Amaravati, Ramayapatnam, Mulapeta, Machilipatnam, Kakinada, Bhogapuram, Kurnool, Tirupati, Kadapa, Vijayawada and Rajamahendravaram.
- Why
- The government aims to complete infrastructure within stipulated timelines to strengthen investment and economic growth.
- Land acquisition scope
- 25,662 acres for ports, fishing harbours, fish landing centres and airports
- Port completion targets
- Ramayapatnam: March 2027; Mulapeta: May 2027; Machilipatnam: December 2027; Kakinada Gateway: September 2028
- Fishing harbour targets
- Juvvaladinne, Uppada, Nizampatnam and Machilipatnam are targeted for completion between December 2026 and December 2027
- National highways
- Projects worth Rs 1,18,566 crore covering 1,408 km are in the pipeline
- Road repairs
- Repairs covering 10,238 km have been approved
- Railway projects
- 42 railway and multi-line projects covering 2,678 km cost Rs 46,789 crore
- Pending land issues
- Land acquisition remains pending for 91 national highway projects, 37 railway projects and 13 ROB/RUB projects