Pitapuram - Kakinada - Kotipalli - Narsapur railway line is the lifeline for entire Konaseema.One major problem of this area, which is long pending and will remain as issue for another five years also: was railway line between Kotipalli-Narsapur which remains a myth and not becoming a reality even after one decade of its foundation. The initiative taken by Amalapuram MP Harsha Kumar too has proved futile and moreover, the railway authorities have shifted the Deputy Chief Engineer’s (Technical) office from Amalapuram, sending negative signals for the proposed line. The railway line between Kakinada-Kotipalli and Kotipalli-Narsapur via Amalapuram was taken up during 1997-98,
when GMC Balayogi was MP representing this constituency. If the rail line was laid, agriculture produce worth Rs...
more... 6,000 crore can be exported from konaseema per annum. It can also be used as an alternative route to the main line between Chennai and Kolkata.