New
Delhi: The shipping ministry has approved the final
draft of the National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP),
which will now be sent to the infrastructure committee,
under the PM, for approval.
The
government has approved expansion of capacity at the Jawaharlal
Nehru port and Kandla port, involving a cost of Rs800
crore and Rs154 crore, respectively.
While
phase I involves a total cost of Rs31,971 crore, phase
II is estimated to cost Rs23,833 crore. The private sector's
contribution for phase I and II will be around Rs19,112
crore and Rs15,394 crore. The corresponding contribution
of the government will be Rs1,350 crore and Rs2,259 crore.
Major
projects will include deepening of channels, development
of berths, replacement of equipment and port connectivity,
among others.
The
government is looking at adding a capacity of 252mlt in
all
major ports by '09. Currently, total capacity in Kolkata,
Haldia, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Mumbai, Cochin,
JNPT and Kandla, among others ports, stands at 397.5mlt.
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