Sonowal pitches Andhra Pradesh as India's eastern maritime gateway

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, speaking at the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, said Andhra Pradesh is poised to become India's maritime gateway to ASEAN and East Asia. He highlighted a ₹30,000 crore shipbuilding cluster at Dugarajapatnam, ₹560 crore port projects at Visakhapatnam, and four greenfield port projects under construction across the state.