Gangavaram Port, Andhra Pradesh, India. Andhra Pradesh is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the country’s southeastern coast.
Gangavaram Port has been developed as an all weather, multipurpose port with water depth up to 21 meters, making it the deepest. Captions. Photo source: ©© Chinni
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A team of oceanography experts has submitted a report on the preliminary causes identified for the ongoing coastal erosion affecting the Port’s region on the AP littoral. Two main reasons have been identified…
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