Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Machilipatnam Port to Open with Four Berths by March 2027
There is an old port called the Machilipatnam port in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
A long time ago, before India became independent, the port was a very busy place for ships.
Later, the port lost its importance and stopped working.
Many people protested and asked for the port to be brought back.
Now the port is being built again, and a minister named Kollu Ravindra says it will be ready by March 2027.
The four places where ships stop, called berths, are almost finished.
The big walls that protect the port from waves, called breakwaters, are 95 per cent complete.
The minister said the work was delayed between 2019 and 2024 but sped up after the current NDA alliance government came to power in 2024.
He also said some leaders once tried to move the port to a place called Gogileru, and that the port will help nearby cities and create jobs for young people.
Excise and mines minister Kollu Ravindra said the Machilipatnam port will become operational with four berths by March 2027.
The four berths are nearing completion, and 95 per cent of the north and south breakwater works are done.
Preparations are being made for the port's inauguration and commissioning between March and June 2027.
Ravindra credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, saying the port that flourished before Independence and later closed is being revived.
The minister alleged the project was neglected during 2019-24 and accused YSRC leaders Perni Nani and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy of trying to shift the port to Gogileru.
- Who
- Excise and mines minister Kollu Ravindra, who credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and accused former minister Perni Nani and former chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy of trying to shift the port to Gogileru.
- What
- The Machilipatnam port is expected to become operational with four berths, with 95 per cent of the breakwater works completed and commissioning planned between March and June 2027.
- When
- Expected operational by March 2027; commissioning planned between March and June 2027.
- Where
- Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh; announced on Thursday during an inspection of the construction site, with one report datelined Vijayawada.
- Why
- To revive a port that flourished before Independence, benefit Krishna district and Amaravati, connect with Hyderabad and the proposed Future City, and create youth employment through port-linked industries.
- Port
- Machilipatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
- Operational target
- March 2027
- Berths
- Four, nearing completion
- Breakwater works completed
- 95 per cent (north and south)
- Commissioning window
- March - June 2027
- History
- Flourished as a major maritime centre before Independence, later became non-operational; revival efforts initiated during TDP's 2014-19 tenure
- Alleged neglect period
- 2019-2024 (per minister)
- Alleged port shift attempt
- To Gogileru, attributed to YSRC leaders Perni Nani and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy
