Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay basis stone of Vadhvan Port challenge price round ₹76,000 crore in Palghar, Maharashtra, on Friday (August 30, 2024).
Salient options of the upcoming challenge, based mostly on the official assertion:
- Touted to be among the many prime 10 ports on this planet when accomplished, the Vadhvan port can have the dealing with capability of 23.2 million Twenty-foot Equal Items (TEUs)
- The Vadhvan Port goals to determine a world-class maritime gateway that may increase the nation’s commerce and financial progress by catering to giant container vessels, providing deeper drafts, and accommodating ultra-large cargo ships.
- The port, situated close to Dahanu city in Palghar district, might be one in every of India’s largest deep-water ports and can present direct connectivity to worldwide delivery routes, decreasing transit occasions and prices
- Outfitted with state-of-the-art expertise and infrastructure, the port will characteristic deep berths, environment friendly cargo dealing with services and trendy port administration methods
- The port is anticipated to generate vital employment alternatives, stimulate native companies and contribute to the general financial growth of the area
- The Vadhvan Port challenge incorporates sustainable growth practices, with a give attention to minimising environmental impression and adhering to stringent ecological requirements
- As soon as operational, the port will improve India’s maritime connectivity and additional strengthen its place as a worldwide commerce hub
Controversy
On June 19, the Union Cupboard determined {that a} port can be constructed right here, throughout 17,471 hectares, impacting a number of villages in Palghar district of Maharashtra.
A view of Dahanu seaside, across the space the place the port might be constructed
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Ateeq Shaikh
Regardless of fisherfolk resisting the constructing of the Vadhvan port for 3 many years, in what they name the ‘golden belt’, the Union authorities put its stamp on the challenge in June. Folks dwelling in Palghar worry a lack of livelihood, the erosion of their seaside villages, and a disruption of an ecologically fragile space.
Reclamation work to construct offshore Vadhvan port in Maharashtra’s Palghar district will begin subsequent 12 months, introduced Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) the physique entrusted to assemble it.
(With inputs from PTI)
