Sagar project stays in KoPT's to-do list as it proceeds with Tajpur port

Soon, KoPT will float a tender to select a consultant for a techno-economic feasibility study of the port

Amid speculation that the deep sea port in Sagar Island is likely to be shelved off to give way to the port in Tajpur coast in West Bengal, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), which is in-charge of the project, cleared the air by stating that both of these will be developed in phases and the plan for these ports hasn't been shelved off.

"The work will be done in phases. Tajpur port will come up in the first phase while the other one in the next," KoPT chairman, Vinit Kumar said.

The shipping ministry was keen to develop the port in Sagar