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Visit of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways to Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 04th & 05th November 2024
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is unveiling four infrastructure projects valued over 187 crores
Dr.G.R.Balakrishnan Nov 05 2024 Indian Ports News

Visit of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways to Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 04th & 05th November 2024

On the first day of his two days visit to Chennai, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Government of India, unveiled 4 infrastructure projects of over Rs. 187 crores which includes two infrastructure projects of Chennai Port Authority totaling approx. Rs. 78 crores and two infrastructure projects at Kamarajar Port Limited totaling over Rs. 109 crores.

The Key highlights of the 4 projects are mentioned below -

1.       Chennai Port Project: Laid Foundation Stone for the Construction of 4 numbers of EXIM Godowns and development of concrete roads around the EXIM Godowns at an estimated cost of Rs. 73.91 crores. This Project aims to meet the growing demand for Covered storage areas inside Chennai Port and ensure safe and secure cargo storage area for port’s EXIM trade partners.

2.    Chennai Port Project: Dedication of Coastal Road, a 300 meters long eastern peripheral road inside Chennai Port build at a cost of approximately Rs. 4 crores. This road significantly improves cargo evacuation, especially for coastal cargo and containers from the second international container terminal at Chennai Port, leading to faster turnaround time of trailers & trucks.

3.    Kamarajar Port Project: Inaugurated Doubling of Southern Railway Connectivity, developed at a cost of Rs. Rs 88.91 crores, this project will double the rake handling capacity of KPL from 22 rakes/day to 44 rakes/day and support connectivity needs of future capacity addition projects at the port.

4.       Kamarajar Port Project: Inaugurated Shore Power Supply Facility for Coal Berth 1 and Coal Berth 2. The facility is established at a cost of Rs. 20.51 crores and is a bold step towards sustainable port practices and which will reduce the GHG gas emission of the vessels while at berth by supplying shore electric power to ships instead of vessel generating electricity onboard by burning fossil fuels.

 

Chennai Port Event: Hon’ble Union Minister paid tribute to the great mathematician, Late Srinivasa Ramanujam, an employee of then Madras Port Trust, by renaming the ‘Clive Battery Quarters’ of Chennai Port as ‘Ramanujam Quarters’. This also aligns with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Panch Pran initiatives and underscores port’s commitment to remove traces of the colonial mindset.

 

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