"RINL has already appointed consultancy firm RITES for doing the feasibility study a couple of months back.
It has also approached the Andhra Pradesh government for getting the required permissions," a steel ministry source told PTI.
State-run RITES provides engineering, consultancy and project management services in transport infrastructure sector under single roof.
Public sector company RINL depends on Gangavaram port for the movement of raw material and finished products.
But, given the size it is attaining with the expansion of its lone facility at Vizag, it becomes imperative for the company to set up own jetty to ensure smooth movement, he said.
Gangavaram Port is located almost
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