To put it in context, India has not built a new port since 2009. Most of the work on these new ports are done. His first task was to get the three new ports off the ground, by securing all approvals, including the key environmental and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances, the politically sensitive land acquisition, tying up funds, the design master plan, cargo studies and floating tenders for picking the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor.
In the middle of a raging pandemic, Muralidharan, 58, stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board, sometime in late 2020, bringing with him vast experience gained from his association with top notch companies such as the J M Baxi Group, Adani Group, Gangavaram Port Ltd, Vizag Seaport Pvt Ltd, SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, Sterlite Industries Ltd, Essel Mining and Industries Limited (Aditya Birla Group), Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd and Ripley & Co. So, when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was scouting for a private sector executive to helm the Southern State’s Maritime Board tasked with building three new ports and nine fishing harbours, he didn’t have to look far. K Muralidharan, an oceanographer by qualification, has witnessed the transition of Indian ports for over three decades – as an insider.
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