Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday said the Deendayal Port in Kutch district will become a mega port in the next three years with its cargo handling capacity reaching 300 million tonnes.
Sonowal was addressing the audience at the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) at Kandla after launching a host of projects.”We all should work together to make Kandla Port a mega port. Within three years, Kandla port will establish itself as a mega port. This means a cargo handling capacity of 300 million tonnes annually…This will create new employment opportunities and help local economy,” he said.
Talking to reporters, Sonowal said Deendayal Port is number one port in terms of the cargo handling capacity at present. “Since this port holds immense potential, we have decided to build a new port. A new mega port will come up in an area beyond the creek in Kandla. Moreover, DPA has started working on setting up a shipbuilding cluster here. These are the two major projects we are currently working on,” he said.
Sonowal also inaugurated key development projects, including harbour mobile cranes for efficient cargo handling and telescopic gangway at oil jetty-8.
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