Visakhapatnam,Oct 28: Tension prevailed in the Gangavaram port near Visakhapatnam here on Wednesday.The local fishermen of Gangavaram and Dibbapalem villages, who were directly affected by the construction of the port, demanded jobs in the port which is managed by Gangavaram Port Ltd., a special-purpose company floated by D. Venkata Satyanarayana Raju,who serves as its managing director.Alleging that the locals were not given the priority of getting jobs in the Gangavaram port and inadequate rehabilitation package the locals brought down a wall constructed by the Port authorities.
Following an altercation between the port authorities and the locals, the police were deployed and the situation was brought under control but uneasy calm still prevails in this area.The construction of the port began in December 2005,and commercial operations commenced in August 2008. The port was formally inaugurated in July 2009, by late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.