Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Kakinada MP Questions Delay in Fishing Harbour Modernisation Works
Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas said fishing harbour improvements were moving too slowly.
The Centre had sanctioned 72.42 crore for the project three months earlier.
He said the Maritime Board had not yet invited tenders.
A Maritime Board engineer said the proposals were sent to the government for approval.
Srinivas said the finished project could help thousands of fishermen earn better livelihoods.
The district collector told officials not to delay projects with approved funding.
Officials were asked to explain government schemes to farmers and others.
An MLA also asked agriculture officials to explain how El Niño could affect farming.
Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas criticised delays in modernising the Kakinada Fishing Harbour.
The Centre sanctioned 72.42 crore for the works three months ago, but tenders had not been invited.
Maritime Board Engineer Padmasri said the proposals had been sent to the government for approval.
Srinivas said harbour improvements would expand livelihood opportunities for thousands of fishermen.
Officials were also urged to promote government schemes, natural farming, and awareness of El Niño’s agricultural effects.
- Who
- Kakinada MP Tangella Uday Srinivas, Maritime Board officials, District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad, and other meeting participants.
- What
- The delay in modernising the Kakinada Fishing Harbour and related directions on government schemes and agriculture.
- When
- The issue was discussed at a DISHA meeting on Saturday; the Centre had sanctioned funds three months earlier.
- Where
- Kakinada and the Godavari districts.
- Why
- Harbour modernisation is intended to improve livelihood opportunities for thousands of fishermen, while the meeting also addressed scheme awareness and agricultural risks.
MP’s criticism
Officials’ response
Status of harbour works
MP’s criticism
Tangella Uday Srinivas said the Maritime Board had delayed moving the file and had not invited tenders despite the Centre’s funding sanction.
Officials’ response
Maritime Board Engineer Padmasri said the proposals had been sent to the government for approval.
Administrative action
MP’s criticism
Srinivas and the district collector called for faster action on works for which funds had already been sanctioned.
Officials’ response
Officials indicated that the proposals were undergoing the required government approval process.
- Project
- Modernisation of the Kakinada Fishing Harbour
- Sanctioned funding
- 72.42 crore
- Funding timeline
- Sanctioned by the Centre three months before the meeting
- Reported delay
- The Maritime Board had not invited tenders
- Official response
- Maritime Board Engineer Padmasri said proposals had been sent to the government for approval
- Meeting
- DISHA meeting held on Saturday
- Additional agriculture issue
- Officials were asked to educate farmers about El Niño’s impact on agriculture