Operations at the port of Gangavaram were affected for one shift on Thursday. Proponents of Samaikyandhra led by Minister for Infrastructure, Investment and Ports, Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Gajuwaka MLA Chintalpudi Venkataramaiah asked the Gangavaram Port to close its operations in expression of solidarity with the ongoing movement for keeping the State united.

The Management of the Port, built under PPP mode, cooperated and stopped the operations for the first work shift, according to a statement issued by the port. The operations of the Port resumed normally after the first shift, the statement added. Agitations across coastal Andhra and Rayalseema districts have been impacting normal life since the past 21 days.