The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had approved development of Multipurpose Cargo (other than Container/Liquid) Berth Off Tuna Tekra at Gulf of Kutch at Kandla on BOT basis under Public Private Partnership mode. The project is estimated to cost Rs 2,250.64 crore. Out of this, the Concessionaire for Development of Multipurpose Cargo Berth will bear a cost of Rs.1719.22 crore,and Rs.531.42 Crore will be borne by the Concessioning Authority (Deendayal Port Authority) towards capital dredging of common user access channel and construction of common user road. On commissioning of the Project, it shall cater to the future growth in multipurpose cargo (other than container/liquid) traffic. The projected traffic gap by the year 2026 would be 2.85 MMTPA and by 2030 it would be 27.49 MMTPA.
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Note: The above-mentioned news was first published by us in our ProjectX India | 15th October 2022 edition.
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