Chennai: Shipping Minister G K Vasan said his ministry has
planned 22 projects worth Rs 16,000 crore this year to boost the port sector.
Speaking to reporters after a Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) event, he said by March about five to six projects will be rolled out
besides a project worth Rs 6,700 crore for Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust in
Mumbai has already been started.
Meanwhile, Chennai Port Trust is planning a strategy to tide
over Rs 226 crore loss following Madras High Court clamp on dirty cargo, which
includes coal and iron ore. Vasan said a committee headed by Captain Mohan has
submitted its report detailing the new areas for the Chennai Port to focus after
the port lost over 18 million tonnes of cargo worth Rs 226 crore.
“Now we are looking at alternate ways to compensate the loss
which includes focusing on clean cargo like edible oils, fertilizer, cruise
shipping, food, wood and others, said Atulya Mishra, chairman of the port who
was also present on the occasion.
Mishra said the port is also looking at out-of-the-box ideas
like car parks on public private partnership model owing to the increased
availability of the space.
Vasan also said his ministry will soon bring in a new land
policy (leasing and other usage of land) for ports, which has gone to the
Inter-Ministerial consultations. He also said his government will soon bring a
new coastal shipping policy.
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