Visakhapatnam gets the lion’s share of the funds Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (independent charge) Mansukh L. Mandaviya has said that as many as 92 projects have been sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh under the Sagarmala project at a cost of ₹85,576 crore. Some of these projects have been completed, some are under implementation and others under consideration, said Mr. Mandaviya while replying to an unstarred question posed by Rajya Sabha member V. Vijaya Sai Reddy on Monday. Giving the breakup, Mr. Mandaviya noted that 22 projects with the theme of port modernisation were initiated at an estimated cost of ₹4,717 crore, 54 projects were undertaken at a cost of ₹47,854 crore under the connectivity enhancement head, 10 projects at a cost of ₹32,053 core as part of port-led industrialisation and nine projects with the theme of coastal community development were initiated at a cost of ₹952 crore.