Four Major Ports to come up in the country: Minister

04 August, New Delhi

Central Government has proposed to set up four new Major Ports in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said the ports would come up in Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vadhawan in Maharashtra. Out of these, the Cabinet has conveyed in-principle approval for setting up of Enayam Port on July 5. Assistance would be extended by the Government based on their need.

To another question, the Minister said the Government had proposed to implement utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant projects at various major ports across the country.

The funds for establishment of solar power projects were arranged by the major ports from their own resources and no funds have been released from the Ministry, he said.