6 port clusters to be turned into mega ports by 2047

Vijayawada: Six port clusters out of which four port clusters i.e. Cochin – Vizhinjam Port cluster, Galathea South Bay Port, Chennai-Kamarajar –Cuddalore Port cluster, Paradip and other non-major ports cluster with capacity of more than 300 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and two port clusters i.e. Deendayal and Tuna Tekra Port cluster, Jawaharlal Nehru–Vadhavan Port cluster with capacity of more than 500 MTPA are to be developed as mega ports by the year 2047.

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Upper House on Thursday that the activities to be undertaken by the major ports for augmentation of capacity and improving infrastructure are included in the Maritime AmritKaal Vision, 2047.