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A public hearing organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has urged the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) to take all steps to mechanise and modernise its facilities so that pollution is eliminated for the betterment of the people.

The appeal is in the background of the construction of two more berths at the Port at a cost of Rs 636 crore. The projects were awarded to private companies on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis.

An official of VPT said the construction of the two berths would reduce pollution and the Port was also constructing a wall to curb pollution arising out of handling bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and fertilisers