sagarmala project

Goa’s share in India’s exports is set to rise as PM Narendra Modi lays stress on port-led development under the sagarmala project. Goa’s tourism potential and economic opportunities are also going to be enhanced with the civil aviation ministry, proposing a seaplane and small aircraft operations, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.

Minister of State (independent charge) for ports, shipping and waterways Mansukh Mandaviya stated that no survey has been conducted about the displacement of people after completion of sagarmala project. The minister’s reply was to an unstarred question by Madurai MP Su Venkatesan.

Private sector ports player, APM Terminals in Pipavav received the first weekly call of Colombo-Cochin-Gulf (CCG) service, which is designed under the sagarmala project of the Government of India to enhance domestic logistics and export import trade.

In its move to revive the NDA’s flagship Sagarmala (string of ports) project, conceptualized during the Vajpayee regime, the government will develop 10 Coastal Economic Regions (CERs) in the influence zone.

The government is embarking on the sagarmala project aiming to trigger industrial development along the coastline and develop smart cities near key ports such as Kandla and Paradip.

Union ministry of shipping launched the NDA government’s ambitions sagarmala project in the state at Hotel Taj West End, Bengaluru in the presence of Kaushik Mukherjee, chief secretary, government of Karnataka; additional secretary, union ministry of shipping, principal secretaries and senior officers from the state and central governments, stakeholders and representatives from chamber of commerce, railways, FKCCI, FIEO, and so on.

The state government has proposed jetties for places such as Old Goa, Banastarim, Borim, Shiroda, Durbhat, Cortalim, Aldona, Bicholim and Ribandar.

The state of Karnataka is developing a waterway from Almatti to Bagalkot. The waterway involves 25 km of the Krishna River between Almatti and Herakal and 6 km of the Ghataprabha River between Herakal to Bagalkot. The Department has already floated a tender worth Rs. 122 crore. Two Boating Terminals will come up in Almatti and Bagalkot. Captain C.S.Wamy, the Director of the Karnataka Maritime Board who visited Almatti and reviewed the spot recently, said that the identified water route is surrounded by industries and Unesco Heritage Sites. "Considering the Tourism Potential we have planned to develop the waterway to attract tourists, the project involves components like a berthing facility, concrete floating jetty terminal development, sea plane and boating and fairway development navigational aids," he said. "This project is already approved by the Union Government." Mr. Kulkarni, the Engineer for the Ports and inland water transport department in Karwar, said that the tender of expression of interest for operationalisation on a PPP model has been invited and the last date is January 21. "This tender has components of fairway development terminal development and berthing at Almatti and Bag

Launching the government's ambitious sagarmala project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is aiming at Rs 1 lakh crore of investment in port sector, besides doubling the port capacity by 2025.

The meeting also focused upon matters related to Vandhavan (Palghar) & Mumbai Port and setting-up of Maharashtra coastal state pavilion at National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal.

Kolkata Port will invest Rs 1,900 crore in various upgradation projects, port chairman Vinit Kumar said on Saturday. The port has already invested around Rs 700 crore in past seven years, since the sagarmala project was kicked off, to enhance port connectivity in the country.