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Paradip Port Trust will be number one in country under the Maritime India Vision 2030

in Business, District Diary November 27, 2021 Comments Off on Paradip Port Trust will be number one in country under the Maritime India Vision 2030 323 Views

PARADIP: 27/11/21: A 10-year blueprint to overhaul the Indian maritime sector, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Maritime India Vision 2030, will enhance the efficiency and productivity of Paradip port, said Union Minister of State, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur during his visit to Paradip on Friday.

Speaking to media persons, Thakur, said, “The Ministry has envisaged a roadmap to double the production, cargo operation and make this the number one port in the country. This includes port operational efficiency management, capacity expansion, and other developments.”

On privatization of the port sector, Thakur clarified that the government has introduced PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode for infrastructure development and there is no intention to privatize the port. Steps have also been taken for the betterment of contractual workers by providing incentives along with wages to the tune of Rs 4,280 per month.

The Union government has directed the NHAI to hand over the road from Dochakki to Atharbanki to the Paradip Port Trust (PPT). Extra pump sets along with a desalination plants will be set up to supply drinking water to residents of the locality from local rivers. Measures to reduce pollution and enhance green cover will also be made in the next eight years, the minister further added.

Thakur, on his maiden visit to the port after assuming office, was welcomed by PPT chairman P L Haranadh and deputy chairman A K Bose.  He is scheduled to meet local representatives, unions, and associations and review the functioning of the port on Saturday.

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