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Anchorage port workers’ concern over container service
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The two sea ports in Kakinada-- the century old anchorage port, which is wholly operated manually and second one, the technically equipped Deep Water Port (DWP), are often turning focal points for unforeseen issues.
Kakinada: The two sea ports in Kakinada-- the century old anchorage port, which is wholly operated manually and second one, the technically equipped Deep Water Port (DWP), are often turning focal points for unforeseen issues.
While workers, mostly fisher folk numbering around 5,000, depend or direct and indirect employment in the operation of anchorage port, the DWP under the management of Kakinada Sea Ports Limited (KSPL) has the lessees who have taken up the operations in the year 1999. The two ports together handle more than 20 lakh MT cargo at an average per year. This is besides leading the operations among the minor ports in AP.
In case of anchorage port, the entire operations take place about six km from shore, the DWP has seven berths to its credit besides providing berth facility to Coat Guard under Eastern Naval Command. The anchorage port handles rice, wheat, maize and to some extent the imports of fertilizers. The mechanized DWP take up all sort of import and export operations besides gearing up for extension of container service in 2016.
After DWP came in to existence, the authorities specified the category of goods to be handled by the two ports.
Under this backdrop, the container service came into existence in DWP by KSPL as a joint venture with Bathra Shipping Company brought out the employment issue again as the workers attend to duties in both the ports depending on the need.
The Anchorage Port Workers Union leaders are of opinion that the container services to be launched by DWP would affect chances of their livelihood directly.
President of the union affiliated to HMS A Sattibabu is of the opinion that the container service would definitely hamper the employment chances in the form of mechanical operations for which very negligible man power was needed. “Hence we approached the revenue and police authorities for an amicable solution,” he said. When contacted, Kakinada RDO and Sub-Divisional Magistrate B R Ambedkar said that in the consultations with Sub-Division Police Officer (SDPO) Suryadevara Venkateswara Rao, a committee consisting of officials, Cocanada Chamber of Commerce (which deals with exports and imports at Kakinada Port) and representatives of Workers Union was formed. The committee would study the entire aspects and recommend for amicable solution to the issue on or before February 20, the RDO clarified. The launching of container service would be as per the schedule he added.
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